| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1890 Stockton, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | October 26, 1949 (aged 59) Baldwin, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1912 | Baker |
| Baseball | |
| 1914 | Emporia Bidwells |
| 1916 | Wichita Witches / Colorado Springs Millionaires |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1918–1919 | Wesleyan |
| 1920–1937 | Baker |
| 1940–1942 | Baker |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1913 | Baldwin HS (KS) |
| 1918–1920 | Wesleyan |
| 1920–1946 | Baker |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1916–1918 | Michigan Mines |
| 1918–1920 | Wesleyan |
| ?–1946 | Baker |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 107–69–18 (college football) 239–211 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 7 KCAC (1922, 1927–1928, 1934, 1937, 1941–1942) | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1975 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Emil Smith "Liz" Liston (August 21, 1890 – October 26, 1949) was an American athletic coach and administrator. He coached basketball, football and baseball at Wesleyan University and Baker University. He was the founder of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, organized the NAIA college basketball tournament in 1937 and served as the first executive director of the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (predecessor to the NAIA) from 1940 to 1949. He was posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975.