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.

Charles Best
Best pictured in The Cap & Gown 1918, Sewanee yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1874-07-25)July 25, 1874
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 4, 1962(1962-07-04) (aged 87)
Alameda County, California
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)

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 ConferenceStanding 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 7–2–12–25th
Purdue: 7–2–12–2
Sewanee Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917–1918)
1917 Sewanee 4–2–23–2–2
1918 Sewanee 3–20–1
Sewanee: 7–4–13–3–2
Total:24–13–3

References

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