Steve Staker Explained

Steve Staker
Birth Date:	28 May 1943
Birth Place:	Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:	Lisbon, Iowa, U.S.
Player Years1:	c. 1966
Player Team1:	Upper Iowa
Player Positions:	Fullback
Coach Years1:	1973–2007
Coach Team1:	Fredericksburg HS (IA)
Coach Years2:	2008–2015
Coach Team2:	Coe
Overall Record:	55–29 (college)
Tournament Record:	1–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
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,^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] Staker died in April 2020 of gallbladder cancer in Lisbon, Iowa, at the age of 76.^{[4] [5]}

Coe College registered a plaque for Staker at the Clark Field Stadium.^[6] It's marked with people celebrating his career featuring the Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

College

External links

• Coe profile
• Upper Iowa University Athletics Hall of Fame profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Driving by to show 'Papa Stake' their love and support. Jeff. Johnson. The Gazette. April 19, 2020. February 22, 2022.
2. Web site: Coe's Staker named Division III coach of the year. The Gazette. January 6, 2010. February 22, 2022.
3. Web site: Steve K. Staker (1943-2020). The Gazette. May 3, 2020. February 22, 2022.
4. Web site: Steve Staker, beloved Coe College and hall of fame Iowa high school football coach, dies at 76. Jeff. Johnson. The Gazette. April 28, 2020. February 22, 2022.
5. Web site: Former high school coach passes away. The Courier. April 29, 2020. February 22, 2022.
6. Web site: Courier Winter 2021. 13. Coe College. Issuu. February 10, 2021. February 22, 2022.