Charles_Best_(American_football)

Charles Best (American football)

Charles Best (American football)

American football and basketball coach (1874–1962)

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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Coaching career

Drake

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

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

Football

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References

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