&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Charles_M_Best.jpg) Best pictured in The Cap & Gown 1918, Sewanee yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 25, 1874 Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 1962 (aged 87) Alameda County, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Lafayette University (1899) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1898 | Lafayette |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1900–1901 | Drake |
| 1902 | Purdue |
| 1917–1918 | Sewanee |
| Basketball | |
| 1901–1902 | Purdue |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–13–3 (football) 10–3 (basketball) |
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 coaching record of 24–13–3. Best was also the head basketball coach at Purdue for one season, in 1901–02, tallying a mark of 10–3.