Charles Mayser

Charles William Mayser (June 3, 1876 – July 14, 1967) was an American football, baseball, and wrestling coach. He served three stints as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College (1913–1914, 1924–1925, 1944–1945) and was the head football coach at Iowa State University from 1915 to 1919, compiling a career college football record of 46–32–5. Mayser was the head wrestling coach at Iowa State from 1916 to 1923 and at Franklin & Marshall from 1924 to 1946. He was also the head baseball coach at Iowa State for two seasons, from 1919 to 1920, tallying a mark of 18–8–1.

Charles Mayser
Biographical details
Born(1876-06-03)June 3, 1876
Buffalo, New York
DiedJuly 14, 1967(1967-07-14) (aged 91)
Akron, Pennsylvania
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1913–1914Franklin & Marshall
1915–1919Iowa State
1924–1925Franklin & Marshall
1944–1945Franklin & Marshall
Baseball
1919–1920Iowa State
Wrestling
1916–1923Iowa State
1924–1946Franklin & Marshall
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1919–1923Iowa State
Head coaching record
Overall46–32–5 (football)
18–8–1 (baseball)

Coaching career

Franklin & Marshall

Mayser served three two-years stints as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College: 1913 to 1914, 1924 to 1925, and 1944 to 1945. His record in six seasons was 25–21–3. Mayser also coached wrestling at Franklin & Marshall from 1924 to 1946.[1]

Iowa State

Mayser was the tenth head football coach at Iowa State University and he held that position for five seasons, from 1915 until 1919. His career coaching record at Iowa state was 21–11–2. Iowa State had wanted to hire Charles Brickley as head coach in late 1914.[2]

Honors and death

Mayser was inducted into the Helms Foundation Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1958. He died at a nursing home in Akron, Pennsylvania on July 14, 1967.[3][4]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Franklin & Marshall Diplomats (Independent) (1913–1914)
1913 Franklin & Marshall 6–2
1914 Franklin & Marshall 6–2–1
Iowa State Cyclones (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915–1919)
1915 Iowa State 6–22–13rd
1916 Iowa State 5–2–12–1–13rd
1917 Iowa State 5–23–1T–2nd
1918 Iowa State 0–3NANA
1919 Iowa State 5–2–13–1–12nd
Iowa State: 21–11–210–4–2
Franklin & Marshall Diplomats (Independent) (1924–1925)
1924 Franklin & Marshall 3–5–1
1925 Franklin & Marshall 5–4
Franklin & Marshall Diplomats (Independent) (1944–1945)
1944 Franklin & Marshall 1–8
1945 Franklin & Marshall 4–0–1
Franklin & Marshall: 25–21–3
Total:46–32–5

See also

References
  1. "Franklin & Marshall".
  2. "Ames Is After Brickley". Boston, Massachusetts: The Telegraph-Herald. November 29, 1914. p. 24. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  3. "Charles Mayser, 91, Dies; Athletic Coach 45 Years" (PDF). The New York Times. United Press International. July 16, 1967. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  4. "Ex-Wrestling Coach Dies". Indiana Gazette. Indiana, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 15, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
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