Bill Schaake
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 30, 1930 Perry, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 2017 (aged 87) Ellensburg, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1951 | Kansas |
| Basketball | |
| 1950–1951 | Kansas |
| Position(s) | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1954–1956 | Abilene HS (KS) |
| 1957 | Shawnee Mission North HS (KS) |
| 1958 | Shawnee Mission East HS (KS) |
| 1959 | Wichita (OL) |
| 1960–1964 | Goodland HS (KS) |
| 1965 | Minot State |
| 1966 | Kansas (assistant) |
| 1967–1968 | Washburn |
| 1972 | Syracuse HS (KS) |
| 1973–1975 | Evergreen HS (CO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–18–1 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First-team All-Big Seven (1951) | |
William Schaake (July 30, 1930 – September 8, 2017) was an American football coach active at the high school and college levels between 1954 and 1975. He served as the head football coach at Minot State Teachers College—now known as Minot State University—in 1965 and at Washburn University from 1967 to 1968, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 7–18–1.
Early life and playing career
Schaake attended Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas, where the played on state championship teams in football and basketball. He then moved on the University of Kansas, where he lettered in football and basketball, and was the captain of the 1951 Kansas Jayhawks football team.[1]
Coaching career
After serving in the United States Air Force, Schaake began his coaching career in 1954 when he was hired as head football coach at Abilene High School in Abilene, Kansas.[2] In 1957, he was appointed head football coach Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park, Kansas.[3] The next year, took on the same position at Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, leading his team to a record of 5–3–1 in the fall of 1958. The following spring, he was hired as offensive line coach at the University of Wichita—now known as Wichita State University—under head football coach Woody Woodard.[4]
Later life and death
Schaake and his wife, Darlene, retired to Ellensburg, Washington. He died there, on September 8, 2017.[1]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minot State Beavers (North Dakota College Athletic Conference) (1965) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Minot State | 5–2–1 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Minot State: | 5–2–1 | 4–2 | |||||||
| Washburn Ichabods (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1967–1968) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Washburn | 0–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1968 | Washburn | 2–7 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Washburn: | 2–16 | 1–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–18–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "William Schaake Obituary". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas. September 12, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "Bill Schaake To Abilene". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. January 20, 1954. p. 30. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Schaake Takes Job At Shawnee-Mission". Parsons Sun. Parsons, Kansas. Associated Press. April 17, 1957. p. 2. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bill Schaake to Wichita Post". Parsons Sun. Parsons, Kansas. Associated Press. February 23, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "2007 Ichabod Football Media Guide" (PDF). Washburn University Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2021.