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 died at the age of 40, of typhoid fever, on March 21, 1909, at his home in St. Louis, Missouri. He was survived by his wife, Sally Burgess Young, and buried in Columbia, Missouri.[5][6][7]

  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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Charles Young Dead". Moberly Weekly Monitor. Moberly, Missouri. March 26, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved February 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Died; Young". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. March 22, 1909. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.