| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1943-05-28)May 28, 1943 Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 2020(2020-04-28) (aged 76) Lisbon, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1966 | Upper Iowa |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973–2007 | Fredericksburg HS (IA) |
| 2008–2015 | Coe |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 55–29 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 IIAC (2012) | |
| Awards | |
| Liberty Mutual NCAA Division III COY (2009) | |
Steve Staker (May 28, 1943 – April 28, 2020), also known as Papa Stake, was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 2008 to 2015. He was honored the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award for NCAA Division III in 2009. He attended at Upper Iowa University.
Personal life and legacy
Staker was married to Linda King until his death in 2020. They had four children. Staker died in April 2020 of gallbladder cancer in Lisbon, Iowa, at the age of 76.
Coe College registered a plaque for Staker at the Clark Field Stadium. It's marked with people celebrating his career featuring the Hall of Fame.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coe Kohawks (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2008–2015) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Coe | 4–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2009 | Coe | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 10 | |||
| 2010 | Coe | 9–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | 14 | |||
| 2011 | Coe | 6–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2012 | Coe | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 15 | |||
| 2013 | Coe | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2014 | Coe | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2015 | Coe | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Coe: | 55–29 | 42–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 55–29 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Johnson, Jeff (April 19, 2020). "Driving by to show 'Papa Stake' their love and support". The Gazette. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Jeff (April 28, 2020). "Steve Staker, beloved Coe College and hall of fame Iowa high school football coach, dies at 76". The Gazette. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "Coe's Staker named Division III coach of the year". The Gazette. January 6, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "Steve K. Staker (1943-2020)". The Gazette. May 3, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "Former high school coach passes away". The Courier. April 29, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Coe College (February 10, 2021). "Courier Winter 2021". Issuu. p. 13. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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