en Sparky Adams (American football)

Sparky Adams
Biographical details
Born	August 26, 1930
Died	April 22, 2010 (aged 79); Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1951–1954	Lawrence
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1960–1964	Oconto Falls HS (WI)
1969–1972	Drake (assistant)
1973–1977	Chadron State
1978–1981	Bemidji State
1982–1985	Dubuque (assistant)
1993–1998	Carroll (WI) (assistant)
1999	Lawrence (assistant)
Baseball
1982–1985	Dubuque
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1960–1969	Dallas Cowboys (scout/part-time administrator)
Head coaching record
Overall	3–53–1 (college football); 43–59 (college baseball)

Richard A. "Sparky" Adams (August 26, 1930 – April 22, 2010) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska from 1973 to 1977 and at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota from 1978 to 1981, compiling a career college football coaching record of 3–53–1.^[1]^[2] Adams also served as the head baseball coach at the University of Dubuque from 1982 to 1985, tallying a mark of 43–59.^[3] Early in his career, he was hired by Gil Brandt to be a scout and part-time assistant for the fledgling Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).^[4]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Chadron State Eagles (Nebraska College Conference) (1973–1976)
1973	Chadron State	7–3	2–1	2nd
1974	Chadron State	6–3	2–1	2nd
1975	Chadron State	6–3	2–1	2nd
1976	Chadron State	4–6	1–2	T–2nd
Chadron State Eagles (NAIA Division II independent) (1977)
1977	Chadron State	8–2
Chadron State:		31–17	7–5
Bemidji State Beavers (Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1978–1981)
1978	Bemidji State	0–9	0–8	9th
1979	Bemidji State	1–8–1	1–7	8th
1980	Bemidji State	1–9	1–7	9th
1981	Bemidji State	0–10	0–6	7th
Bemidji State:		2–36–1	2–28
Total:		33–53–1