Charles Best (American football)

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Charles Best
Best pictured in The Cap & Gown 1918, Sewanee yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1874-07-25)July 25, 1874
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 4, 1962(1962-07-04) (aged 87)
Alameda County, California, U.S.
Alma materLafayette University (1899)
Playing career
Football
1898Lafayette
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1900–1901Drake
1902Purdue
1917–1918Sewanee
Basketball
1901–1902Purdue
Head coaching record
Overall24–13–3 (football)
10–3 (basketball)

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.

Coaching career[edit]

Drake[edit]

Best was the fifth head football coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, serving for two seasons, from 1900 to 1901, and compiling a record of 10–7.[2]

Purdue[edit]

Best coached the 1902 season at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He had his most successful season at Purdue, posting a record of 7–2–1.[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

Football[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Drake Bulldogs (Independent) (1900–1901)
1900 Drake 6–3
1901 Drake 4–4
Drake: 10–7
Purdue Boilermakers (Western Conference) ({{{startyear}}})
1902 Purdue 7–2–1 2–2 5th
Purdue: 7–2–1 2–2
Sewanee Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917–1918)
1917 Sewanee 4–2–2 3–2–2
1918 Sewanee 3–2 0–1
Sewanee: 7–4–1 3–3–2
Total: 24–13–3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Read the eBook Biographical catalogue of Lafayette college, 1832-1912 by John Franklin Stonecipher online for free (Page 39 of 68)".
  2. ^ Drake Coaching Records Archived July 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "All-Time Coaching Records by Year". Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2007-12-20.