Charlie Caldwell
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| Sport(s) | Football, baseball, basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 2, 1901 Bristol, Virginia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Princeton, New Jersey |
| Playing career | |
| 1922–1924 | Princeton |
| 1925 | New York Yankees |
| Position(s) | Back, center (football) Guard (basketball) Pitcher, outfielder (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1927 | Princeton (assistant) |
| 1928–1944 | Williams |
| 1945–1956 | Princeton |
| Basketball | |
| 1929–1939 | Williams |
| Baseball | |
| 1931–1944 | Williams |
| 1945–1946 | Princeton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 146–67–9 (football) 78–66 (basketball) 118–96 (baseball) |
| Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Coach of the Year (1950) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1961 (profile) |
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Charles William Caldwell (August 2, 1901 – 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 1945 to 1956, compiling a career college football record of 146–67–9. Caldwell was also the head basketball coach at Williams for ten seasons (1929–1939), tallying a mark of 78–66, and the head baseball coach at Williams (1931–1944) and Princeton (1945–1946), achieving a career college baseball record of 118–96. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1961.
Early life and playing career
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 0–0 record, with a 16.88 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.[1]
Coaching career
Caldwell coached three sports at Williams College. His record there was 76–37–6 in football, 78–66 in basketball, and 100–74 in baseball.[2] Caldwell died in Princeton, New Jersey on November 1, 1957.
References
- ↑ Princeton University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues, Baseball Almanac. Accessed June 18, 2009.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Charlie Caldwell at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Charlie Caldwell at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- 1901 births
- 1957 deaths
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- New York Yankees players
- Princeton Tigers baseball coaches
- Princeton Tigers baseball players
- Princeton Tigers football coaches
- Princeton Tigers football players
- Princeton Tigers men's basketball players
- Williams Ephs baseball coaches
- Williams Ephs football coaches
- Williams Ephs men's basketball coaches
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- People from Bristol, Virginia
- Baseball players from Virginia
