High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert Duax, Sr., is the former basketball coach of St. Ambrose University of Davenport, Iowa. Those familiar with his contributions to coaching regard him as the inventor of the full court press. Patriarch of the notorious Duax family of the same city, he is the father to eleven, grandfather to at least forty, and great grandfather to countless many. He served two terms as mayor of the City of Davenport after completion of his teaching and coaching career. He died on December, 17, 1997. His lovely wife Betty, ten children, children`s spouses, and many other family members survived him.