Forest Evashevski
Evashevski from 1965 Hawkeye
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 18, 1918 Detroit, Michigan |
| Died | October 30, 2009 (aged 91) Petoskey, Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| 1938–1940 | Michigan |
| 1942 | Iowa Pre-Flight |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1941 | Hamilton |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh (assistant) |
| 1946 | Syracuse (assistant) |
| 1947–1949 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 1950–1951 | Washington State |
| 1952–1960 | Iowa |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1960–1970 | Iowa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 68–35–6 |
| Bowls | 2–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 National (FWAA, 1958) 3 Big Ten (1956, 1958, 1960) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2000 (profile) |
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Forest "Evy" Evashevski (February 19, 1918 – October 30, 2009) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1938 to 1940 and with the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks in 1942. Evashevski served as the head football coach at Hamilton College in 1941, Washington State University from 1950 to 1951, and the University of Iowa from 1952 to 1960, compiling a career record of 68–35–6. Evashevski's 1958 Iowa team went 8–1–1, winning the Big Ten Conference title and defeating the California Golden Bears in the 1959 Rose Bowl. Though they finished second to the LSU Tigers in both major pre-bowl game polls, the 1958 Hawkeyes were recognized by the Football Writers Association of America as national champions after all the bowl games had been played. Evashevski served as Iowa's athletic director from 1960 to 1970. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000.
Evashevski was born in Detroit, Michigan. In grade school, he captained the basketball, baseball, soccer, and track teams. At Northwestern High School, however, he was not allowed on the football practice field in his sophomore or junior years. The school's varsity football coaches felt that Evashevski was too small at just 128 pounds. So he played intramural football at Northwestern. As a senior, he had grown to 180 pounds and his intramural football squad scrimmaged against the varsity football team. Evashevski led his intramural team to an upset of the varsity squad, and the coaches let him join the team.
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