Elvin C. Drake

Elvin C. "Ducky" Drake (November 2, 1903 – December 23, 1988[1]) was an American track and field coach and athletics trainer at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Drake was born in Friend, Nebraska, and played high school sports at Fort Morgan, Colorado.

Drake enrolled at UCLA in 1923 and earned three letters in cross country running,[2] while also becoming a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.

[2] Drake died of a heart attack at the age of 85 at St. John's Hospital and Health Center in Santa Monica, California.

[1] The UCLA basketball Elvin C. "Ducky" Drake Memorial Award for Competitive Spirit, Inspiration and Unselfish Contributions is also named after him.