Charles Best (American football)
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.
 Best pictured in The Cap & Gown 1918, Sewanee yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 25, 1874 Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 4, 1962 (aged 87) Alameda County, California |
| 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) |
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
| 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) (1902) | |||||||||
| 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
- Drake Coaching Records Archived July 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- All-Time Coaching Records by Year
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