Earl Craven

Earl Craven
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1922-11-24)November 24, 1922 Beaver, Kansas
Died	July 27, 2000(2000-07-27) (aged 77)
Playing career
late 1940s	Pacific College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949–1954	Friends
1955–1956	Taylor
1958–1962	William Penn
1963–1967	George Fox

Earl Craven (November 24, 1922 – July 27, 2000) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He was president of the NAIA Coaches Association from 1957 through 1959.^[1] He also initiated a nationwide appeal to cease marketing efforts of alcoholic beverages at college sports events and campuses.^[2]

Playing career

Craven entered Pacific College (now called George Fox University) in Newberg, Oregon during the fall of 1941. His time in college was interrupted by military service in World War II from 1943 to 1946, but he returned to Pacific and was awarded letters in basketball, baseball and football. Craven earned a degree in psychology and education in 1949.

Coaching career

Taylor University

Craven was named the head coach at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana beginning with the 1955 season.^[3]

William Penn

In 1958 Craven was hired as the 29th football coach^[4] and athletic director of William Penn in Oskaloosa, Iowa. William Penn athletics had been in a major slump for 20 years. Craven worked to boost attendance and improve the program. Craven’s first football team at William Penn recorded the most wins in a single season to date and ended with a record of 7 wins and 2 losses, including the program's first win over Central in 20 years.^[5] His record at the school was 26 wins, 18 losses, and 2 ties.^[6]

References

↑ George Fox University "FORMER FOOTBALL COACH AND A.D. EARL CRAVEN PASSES AWAY" July 31, 2000
↑ The Lima Recorder "Off the Hook" by Thomas H. Alvord, January 23, 1958
↑ New York Times "Craven to Coach at Taylor" December 10, 1954
↑ William Penn Athletics Football coaching records
↑ William Penn Athletics History of the Penn Booster Club
↑ Statesmen Athletics Hall of Fame: Earl Craven

Friends Falcons head football coaches

Quince Banbury (?) Earl Craven (1949–1954) Ray Morrison (1955–1956) Wes Buller (1965–1968) Ron Daerr (?–1978) Dale Liston (1979–1984) Bill Morgan (1985–1988) Brian Byers (1989–1996) Phil Keys (1997–2002) Monty Lewis (2003– )

Taylor Trojans head football coaches

Don Odle (1948–1949) Paul Williams (1949–1950) Don Granitz (1952–1954) Earl Craven (1955–1956) Bob Davenport (1957–1968) Nelson Gould (1969–1973) Tom Carlson (1974–1976) Sam Sample (1977–1981) Jim Law (1982–1989) Dale Carlson (1990–1993) Steve Wilt (1994–2005) James Bell (2006–2007) Ron Korfmacher (2008– )

William Penn Statesmen head football coaches

No coach (1892–1894)
Jack Reed (1895)
P. L. Blodget (1896)
T. Benson (1897)
F. F. Parker (1898–1899)
Simon Hester (1900)
F. F. Parker (1901)
Robert Martin (1902)
Simon Hester (1903)
Joe Zalusky (1904–1905)
No team (1906–1907)
Joe Zalusky (1908–1910)
Harvey Hinshaw (1911–1912)
C. S. Stanley (1913)
Floyd Thomas (1914)
Jay L. Lee (1915)
Virgil Guthrie (1916)
Jay L. Lee (1917)
No team (1918)
Jay L. Lee (1919–1920)
Harold Iddings (1921)
Arlo Sanderson (1922–1929)
Ed Wright (1930–1932)
Melvin Fritzel (1933–1934)
Keogh Rash (1935–1936)
Willard Whalin (1937–1940)
Russell McCarthy (1941)
Paul Hogendorn (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Roland Ortmayer (1946–1947)
Jack Oxenrider (1948)
Bob Renauld (1949)
Robert Johnson (1950)
No team (1951–1952)
Duke Ellis (1953)
Charles Micklewright (1954–1957)
Earl Craven (1958–1962)
Don Thomasson (1963–1965)
Bill Johnson (1966–1968)
Ron Randleman (1969–1975)
Craig Boller (1976)
Jim Spry (1977–1981)
Duane Palcic (1982–1984)
Paul Vosburgh (1985–1987)
Rex Grimes (1988–1990)
Randy Athay (1991)
Patrick Higgins (1992)
Ralph Young (1993)
Robert Borkenhagen (1994–1996)
Mick Caba (1997–1998)
Tom Shea (1999–2000)
Jim Cox (2001–2003)
Todd Hafner (2004– )

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