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David A. Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer,he is now a writer in the military science fiction genre.
Drake University Law School is a professional graduate law school of Drake University,located in Des Moines,Iowa. The school has over 330 full-time students. The school is led by Dean Jerry Anderson. Founded in 1865,Drake Law School is one of the 25 oldest law schools in the country.
Robert Dolph Ray was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served as the 38th governor of Iowa from January 16,1969 to January 14,1983.
Thomas Robert Davis is an American former college men's basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Lafayette College,Boston College,Stanford University,the University of Iowa,and Drake University from 1971 to 2007.
John Dee Bright was an American professional football player in the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Drake University. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame,the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame,the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame,the Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour,the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame,and the Des Moines Register's Iowa Sports Hall of Fame.
Hearst Randolph "Randy" Duncan,Jr. was an American gridiron football quarterback and lawyer.
Oscar Martin "Ossie" Solem was an American football player,coach of football and basketball,and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Luther College in Decorah,Iowa (1920),Drake University (1921–1931),the University of Iowa (1932–1936),Syracuse University (1937–1945),and Springfield College (1946–1957),compiling a career college football record of 162–117–20. From 1913 until 1920,Solem was the head coach of the Minneapolis Marines,prior to that team's entry into the National Football League (NFL). During his time with the Marines,Solem introduced the team to the single-wing formation,developed by the famed coach,Pop Warner,and used by the University of Minnesota,where Solem had played football. Solem was also the head basketball coach at Drake University for four seasons,from 1921 to 1925,tallying a mark of 37–31.
Jared Jay DeVries is a former American football defensive end. He played college football for the University of Iowa,and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft,and played his entire professional career for the Lions. He is currently the head coach for the Clear Lake High School football team.
Maurice E. John was an American college basketball coach at Drake University and Iowa State University. John is the all–time wins leader at Drake and led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Final Four in 1969. In his 28–year coaching career,John had a 528–214 record. John died of cancer at age 55 in 1974,while coaching at Iowa State.
Jack Edwin Drake was an American politician in the Iowa State Representative from the 21st District. A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 until his death. Drake was born and raised near Walnut,Iowa and lived in Griswold. Drake attended the University of Iowa.
Cassius Clay Dowell was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa. He served from 1915 to 1935,and again from 1937 until his death in 1940,with the interregnum caused by an unsuccessful campaign for reelection in 1934.
Hubert Utterback served very briefly on the Iowa Supreme Court,then was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives,serving only one term.
The Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Drake University,located in Des Moines,Iowa,in NCAA Division I basketball competition and is coached by Darian DeVries. The program is best known for making the 1969 Final Four.
Charles Shelton was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Drake University from 1977 until 1985,at Utah State University from 1986 to 1992,and at University of the Pacific in Stockton,California from 1992 to 1995,compiling a career college football coaching record of 81–127–1. He was the head coach at two schools,Drake and Pacific,when they canceled their football program. Drake brought it back for the 1987 school year,but Shelton had already left as head coach. Shelton was born in Rolla,Missouri and led the state of Missouri in rushing in 1954. During the 1954 season he averaged more than 12 yards per carry,and led his team to an undefeated season.
The Drake Bulldogs are an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision non-scholarship college football program representing Drake University. They currently compete in the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League and have been charter members of the conference since 1993. Drake began playing intercollegiate football in 1893.
The Hy-Vee Classic consisted of games between Iowa's four NCAA Division I men's basketball teams:Iowa,Iowa State,Northern Iowa,and Drake. For 2012–2018,the rivalry consisted of a one-day two game event at Wells Fargo Arena each December,originally called the Big Four Classic but now known as the Hy-Vee Classic,Iowa and Iowa State playing each other in an ongoing-home and home series,and Drake and Northern Iowa playing each other regularly as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Grinnell College was previously considered a part of the Big Four prior to their demotion to NCAA Division III athletics when they were members of the MVIAA and Missouri Valley Conference.
Mark Steven Cady was an American jurist. He served on the Iowa Supreme Court for 21 years from 1998 to 2019. From 2011 to 2019,he was the chief justice of the court. He was the author of the court's opinion in Varnum v. Brien,which legalized same-sex marriage in Iowa.
Brian Meyer is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Iowa. A member of the Democratic Party,Meyer serves in the Iowa House of Representatives,representing the 33rd district. He previously served on the Des Moines,Iowa City Council.
Harley A. Wilhelm was an American chemist who helped to establish the United States Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University. His uranium extraction process helped make it possible for the Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bombs.
Adam Gregg is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 47th lieutenant governor of Iowa. He has held this position since 2019. Gregg previously served as Acting Lieutenant Governor from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Gregg served as Public Defender of Iowa from 2014 to 2017. He was the Republican candidate for Attorney General of Iowa in the November 2014 elections.
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- ↑ Iowa Legislative Services Agency. "State Representative" . Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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