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Clyde A. Drury
Biographical details
Born(1906-11-27)November 27, 1906
Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 1987(1987-01-28) (aged 80)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1934–1935Kimball HS (NE)
1936–1938Western Union
1939–1941Buena Vista
Basketball
c. 1932Trinity School (NY)
1934–1936Kimball HS (NE)
1939–1942Buena Vista
Baseball
1940–1942Buena Vista
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1936–1939Western Union
1939–1942Buena Vista
Head coaching record
Overall16–28–3 (college football)

Clyde Albert Drury (November 27, 1906 – January 28, 1987) was an American college football coach, athletics administrator, and professional boxer. He served the head football coach at Western Union College (later known as Westmar University) in Le Mars, Iowa from 1936 to 1938 and Buena Vista College (now known as Buena Vista University) in Storm Lake, Iowa from 1939 to 1941.

Drury was born in Marshalltown, Iowa. He attended Iowa State Teachers College—now known as University of Northern Iowa—and later received a master's degree in physical education at Columbia University. While studying at Columbia, he coached the basketball team at Trinity School in Manhattan. Drury later coached football and basketball at Kimball High School in Kimball, Nebraska for two years, leading his teams to a record of 9–5 in football and 32–2 in basketball. He also coached at his alma mater, Iowa State Teachers, as freshman football coach, assistant coach in football and basketball, and boxing instructor. Drury was hired as athletic director and coach at Western Union in July 1936. He resigned from his post at Western Union in March 1939 to go to Buena Vista. Drury also served as athletic director, basketball coach, and baseball coach at Buena Vista before leaving in 1942, when he volunteered as a physical director for the United States Navy.

Drury lived in Clinton, Iowa from 1949 onward, retiring in 1975 as a farmer and recreational director. He died of pneumonia, on January 28, 1987, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Western Union Eagles (Iowa Conference) (1936–1938)
1936 Western Union 2–6 0–2 10th
1937 Western Union 4–4 1–2 9th
1938 Western Union 5–3 1–2 T–9th
Western Union: 11–13 2–6
Buena Vista Beavers (Iowa Conference) (1939–1941)
1939 Buena Vista 1–5–1 0–4–1 T–12th
1940 Buena Vista 4–3–1 2–2 6th
1941 Buena Vista 0–7–1 0–4–1 13th
Buena Vista: 5–15–3 2–10–2
Total: 16–28–3

References

  1. "Obituaries; Clyde A. Drury". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. January 30, 1987. p. 7M. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "New Coach Appointed as Western Union". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. July 11, 1936. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Western Union Coach Quits; to Buena Vista". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. Associated Press. March 22, 1939. p. 20. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Buena Vista in Hunt for Coach; Drury to Navy". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. June 5, 1942. p. 21. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. White, Maury (February 14, 1987). "A Little Bit About a Lot of Things". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1S. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

External links

Westmar Eagles head football coaches
Buena Vista Beavers head football coaches

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