Charles Best (American football)
American football and basketball coach (1874–1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Monroe Best (July 25, 1874 – July 4, 1962)[1] was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Drake University (1900–1901), Purdue University (1902), and Sewanee: The University of the South (1917–1918), compiling a career college football record of 24–13–3. Best was also the head basketball coach at Purdue for one season in 1901–1902, tallying a mark of 10–3.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1874-07-25)July 25, 1874 Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | July 4, 1962(1962-07-04) (aged 87) Alameda County, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Lafayette University (1899) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1898 | Lafayette |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1900–1901 | Drake |
1902 | Purdue |
1917–1918 | Sewanee |
Basketball | |
1901–1902 | Purdue |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 24–13–3 (football) 10–3 (basketball) |
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