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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 2, 1901 Bristol, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1957 (aged 56) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1924 | Princeton |
| Baseball | |
| 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) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Coach of the Year (1950) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1961 (profile) | |
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.