Chuck Collins (American football)

Chuck Collins
Collins pictured in Yackety Yack 1931, North Carolina yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1903-08-27)August 27, 1903
DiedApril 14, 1977(1977-04-14) (aged 73)
Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1922–1924Notre Dame
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1925Chattanooga (line)
1926–1933North Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall38–31–9
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Charles C. Collins (August 27, 1903 – April 14, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1926 to 1933, compiling a record of 38–31–9. Collins played college football as an end at the University of Notre Dame from 1922 to 1924. He was a member of the "Seven Mules" line that blocked for the famous "Four Horsemen" backfield on Knute Rockne's national championship team of 1924.

Collins attended St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago and entered Notre Dame in 1921 on a basketball scholarship, but failed to make the freshman team. He died on April 14, 1977, at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey.[1]

  1. ^ "Chuck Collins dies; was Notre Dame star". The Ridgewood News. Ridgewood, New Jersey. April 17, 1977. p. 118. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.