Dick Godlove

Dick Godlove
Biographical details
Born	January 24, 1905; Lime Creek Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, U.S.
Died	September 15, 1985 (aged 80); Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1942	Ottawa
1946–1958	Washburn
Basketball
1936–1943	Ottawa
1960	Washburn (interim HC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1944–1964	Washburn
Head coaching record
Overall	104–55–10 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 2 KCAC (1938–1939); 3 CIAC (1949, 1953–1954)
Awards
	NAIA Hall of Fame

Richard Milan Godlove (January 24, 1905 – September 15, 1985) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas from 1936 to 1942 and Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas from 1946 to 1968, compiling a career college football coaching record of 104–55–10. In 1964, he was inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame^[1] and served as the third president of the organization.^[2]

Coaching career

Ottawa

In January 1936, Godlove was named the 14th head football coach at the Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas^[3] and he held that position for seven seasons, from 1936 to 1942, compiling a record of 37–13–6.^[4]

The school inducted him into their athletic hall of fame in 1991.^[5]

Washburn

After Ottawa,^[6] Godlove was named the 25th head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for 13 seasons, from 1946 to 1958, and compiling a record of 67–42–4.^[7]^[8]^[9]

During his first year at Washburn, Godlove, alongside Fran Welch of Kansas State Teachers, coached an "all-star" team made up of Kansas players that played a similar squad from Missouri^[10] in the "Mo-Kan Bowl" all-star exhibition game.^[11]

After coaching at Washburn, he remained as the school's athletic director while Ralph Brown succeeded him as head football coach.^[12]

Death

Godlove died at Topeka in 1985.^[13]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1936–1942)
1936	Ottawa	3–4–2	1–2–2	4th
1937	Ottawa	5–2	2–2	4th
1938	Ottawa	8–0	5–0	1st
1939	Ottawa	6–1–1	5–0–1	1st
1940	Ottawa	4–4–1	3–2–1	3rd
1941	Ottawa	6–1–1	4–1–1	T–2nd
1942	Ottawa	5–1–1	4–1–1	2nd
Ottawa:		37–13–6	24–8–6
Washburn Ichabods (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1958)
1946	Washburn	6–2–1	3–1–1	2nd
1947	Washburn	7–1	4–1	2nd
1948	Washburn	3–5–1	2–2–1	4th
1949	Washburn	7–2	5–1	T–1st
1950	Washburn	3–4–1	2–2–1	3rd
1951	Washburn	6–3	3–2	3rd
1952	Washburn	4–5	3–2	T–2nd
1953	Washburn	7–1	4–1	T–1st
1954	Washburn	6–2	4–1	T–1st
1955	Washburn	6–2–1	4–1	2nd
1956	Washburn	3–6	3–2	4th
1957	Washburn	5–4	2–3	4th
1958	Washburn	4–5	2–3	5th
Washburn:		67–42–4	41–22–3
Total:		104–55–10
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth