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Donald Eugene Heap, member of the Class of 1930, as reflected in the 1930 Evanston
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Township High School yearbook (Evanstonian), pages 15 (football), 16 (basketball) and 19 (baseball).
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coach, compiling a 21–25–1 record from 1947 to 1948.
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1269:Ron Wellman
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1221:Stan Klores
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1071:(1889–1893)
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663:Post-Herald
465:(1939–1941)
410:, England.
319:Early years
267:All-Big Ten
253:(1939–1940)
165:(assistant)
128:(assistant)
88:Position(s)
1339:Categories
1309:Jim Foster
1237:Wesley Fry
1229:Maury Kent
1197:Maury Kent
955:Don Larson
939:Bob Morrow
931:Mel Brewer
581:References
441:Conference
408:Devonshire
139:(freshmen)
963:Norm Eash
859:Fred Muhl
843:Fred Muhl
444:Standing
208:1939–1942
183:1939–1941
170:1947–1948
112:1939–1941
74:1936–1938
1303:# (2022)
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1173:No coach
1069:No coach
1053:No coach
1037:No coach
1021:No coach
965:(1987– )
915:Van Howe
907:Don Heap
819:No coach
803:No coach
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771:No coach
438:Overall
423:Football
345:halfback
309:baseball
247:Football
144:Baseball
107:Football
92:Halfback
69:Football
29:Don Heap
21:Dan Heap
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554:13–10–2
539:13–10–2
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227:Overall
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813:(1897)
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550:Total:
315:team.
258:Awards
47:, U.S.
542:5–2–1
527:T–8th
524:0–2–1
521:2–5–2
506:T–1st
435:Team
432:Year
178:Track
603:2018
514:1941
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472:1939
307:and
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271:1936
159:1946
149:1941
133:1946
122:1942
52:Died
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500:7–1
485:1st
482:2–0
479:4–4
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