| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1903 Rome, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 12, 1996 (aged 92) Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1929 | Western Maryland |
| 1930 | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
| Position(s) | Center, tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1931 | Western Maryland (assistant) |
| 1933 | St. Aloysius Academy |
| 1934 | Western Maryland (assistant) |
| 1935–1941 | Western Maryland |
| 1946–1956 | Western Maryland |
| Basketball | |
| 1934–1935 | Western Maryland |
| Baseball | |
| 1935 | Western Maryland |
| 1938 | Western Maryland |
| 1941 | Western Maryland |
| 1947 | Western Maryland |
| 1957 | Western Maryland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 77–65–6 (college football) 5–13 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Mason–Dixon (1949, 1951) | |
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 two stints 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 77–65–6. He was the head baseball coach at Western Maryland for five one-year stints, in 1935, 1938, 1941, 1947, and 1957.[2][3] Havens also served as the head basketball coach at Western Maryland during the 1934–35 season.[4]
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.[5]
- ^ "Charles Havens". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "History & Tradition". McDaniel College. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Baseball Coaches". McDaniel College. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "MBKB Coaches". McDaniel College. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ 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
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