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