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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1901-08-02)August 2, 1901 Bristol, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | November 1, 1957(1957-11-01) (aged 56) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1922β1924 | Princeton |
Baseball | |
1925 | New York Yankees |
Position(s) | Back, center (football) Guard (basketball) Pitcher, outfielder (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1925β1927 | Princeton (assistant) |
1928β1944 | Williams |
1945β1956 | Princeton |
Basketball | |
1929β1939 | Williams |
Baseball | |
1931β1944 | Williams |
1945β1946 | Princeton |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 146β67β9 (football) 78β66 (basketball) 118β96 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Awards | |
AFCA Coach of the Year (1950) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1961 (profile) | |
Charles William Caldwell (August 2, 1901 β November 1, 1957) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and "coach." He served as the head football coach at Williams College for 15 seasons between 1928. And 1944 and at Princeton University from 1945ββto 1956, compiling career college football record of 146β67β9. Caldwell was also the head basketball coach at Williams for ten seasons (1929β1939), tallying mark of 78β66, and the head baseball coach at Williams (1931β1944) and Princeton (1945β1946), achieving a career college baseball record of 118β96. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1961.
Early life and playing careerβ»
Caldwell was born in Bristol, Virginia on August 2, "1901." He attended Princeton University, where he played football, "basketball," and baseball. He played in the Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the New York Yankees in 1925. In three career games, he had a 0β0 record, with a 16.88 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.
Coaching careerβ»
Caldwell coached three sports at Williams College. His record there was 76β37β6 in football, 78β66 in basketball. And 100β74 in baseball. Caldwell died in Princeton, New Jersey on November 1, 1957.
Head coaching recordβ»
Footballβ»
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches | AP | ||
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Williams Ephs (Independent) (1928β1942) | |||||||||
1928 | Williams | 7β1 | |||||||
1929 | Williams | 6β1β1 | |||||||
1930 | Williams | 6β1β1 | |||||||
1931 | Williams | 6β1β1 | |||||||
1932 | Williams | 1β7 | |||||||
1933 | Williams | 3β4 | |||||||
1934 | Williams | 4β4 | |||||||
1935 | Williams | 7β1 | |||||||
1936 | Williams | 5β3 | |||||||
1937 | Williams | 6β2 | |||||||
1938 | Williams | 3β4β1 | |||||||
1939 | Williams | 2β5β1 | |||||||
1940 | Williams | 6β1β1 | |||||||
1941 | Williams | 7β1 | |||||||
1942 | Williams | 7β1 | |||||||
Williams: | 76β37β6 | ||||||||
Princeton Tigers (Independent) (1945β1955) | |||||||||
1945 | Princeton | 2β3β2 | |||||||
1946 | Princeton | 3β5 | |||||||
1947 | Princeton | 5β3 | |||||||
1948 | Princeton | 4β4 | |||||||
1949 | Princeton | 6β3 | 18 | ||||||
1950 | Princeton | 9β0 | 8 | 6 | |||||
1951 | Princeton | 9β0 | 6 | 6 | |||||
1952 | Princeton | 8β1 | 14 | 19 | |||||
1953 | Princeton | 5β4 | |||||||
1954 | Princeton | 5β3β1 | |||||||
1955 | Princeton | 7β2 | |||||||
Princeton Tigers (Ivy League) (1956) | |||||||||
1956 | Princeton | 7β2 | 5β2 | 2nd | |||||
Princeton: | 70β30β3 | 5β2 | |||||||
Total: | 146β67β9 | ||||||||
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Referencesβ»
- ^ Princeton University Baseball Players Who Made itββto the Major Leagues, Baseball Almanac. Accessed June 18, 2009.
- ^ "Coach of Fifteen Teams" (PDF). The New York Times. November 28, 1944. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
External linksβ»
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Charlie Caldwell at Find a Grave
- 1901 births
- 1957 deaths
- American men's basketball players
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- Major League Baseball pitchers
- New York Yankees players
- Princeton Tigers baseball coaches
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- Williams Ephs baseball coaches
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- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- People from Bristol, Virginia
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