Charlie Havens

Charles William Havens (July 12, 1903 – May 12, 1996) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, baseball. He played professionally as a center and tackle for one season, in 1930, with the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League (NFL).[1] Havens served as the head football coach at Western Maryland College—now known as a McDaniel College—from 1935 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1956, compiling a record of 77–57–6. He was the head baseball coach at Western Maryland from 1938 to 1942 and again in 1947 and 1957.[2] Havens also served as the head basketball coach at Western Maryland during the 1934–35 season.

Charlie Havens
Biographical details
Born(1903-07-12)July 12, 1903
Rome, New York
DiedMay 12, 1996(1996-05-12) (aged 92)
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Playing career
Football
1927–1929Western Maryland
1930Frankford Yellow Jackets
Position(s)Center, tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931Western Maryland (assistant)
1933St. Aloysius Academy
1934Western Maryland (assistant)
1935–1940Western Maryland
1946–1956Western Maryland
Basketball
1934–1935Western Maryland
Baseball
1938–1942Western Maryland
1947Western Maryland
1957Western Maryland
Head coaching record
Overall77–57–6 (college football)
5–13 (college basketball)

Havens was born and raised in Rome, New York. He died of kidney failure, on May 12, 1996, at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[3]

References
  1. "Charles Havens". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. "Charles Havens". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  3. Rasmussen, Fred (May 16, 1996). "Charles W. Havens, war hero, coach at Western Maryland College". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 9B. Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.