Charles Young (American football)

Charles Young
Biographical details
Born1868
St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Died(1908-03-21)March 21, 1908 (aged 40)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
1893–1895Missouri
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1897Missouri
Head coaching record
Overall5–6

Charles Everett Young (1868 – March 21, 1909)[1] was an American college football player and coach. He was the seventh head football coach at the University of Missouri, serving for one season, in 1897, and compiling a record of 5–6.[2]

Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, Young was an alumnus of the University of Missouri, where he played college football from 1893 to 1895, captaining the team all three years.[3][4] Young married Sally Burgess. He died at the age of 40, of typhoid fever, on March 21, 1909, at his home in St. Louis, Missouri and buried in Columbia, Missouri.[5][6][7]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Missouri Tigers (Independent) (1897)
1897 Missouri 5–6
Missouri: 5–6
Total: 5–6

References

  1. ^ Engineering Quarterly of the University of Missouri. 1908. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Missouri Coaching Records". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Wernig, D. (2009). Hear the Roar!: The Resurgence of Mizzou Football. University of Missouri Press. p. 3. ISBN 9780826218650. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Turn-of-century years were tough for Tigers - Columbia Daily Tribune | Columbia Missouri: Community". columbiatribune.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Charles H. Young, Hero Of Gridiron Battles, Is Dead". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. March 23, 1909. p. 4. Retrieved February 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "Charles Young Dead". Moberly Weekly Monitor. Moberly, Missouri. March 26, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved February 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Died; Young". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. March 22, 1909. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .


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