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Charley Caldwell
File:Charlie Caldwell.jpg
Sport(s)Football, baseball, basketball
Biographical details
Born(1901-08-02)August 2, 1901
Bristol, Virginia
DiedNovember 1, 1957(1957-11-01) (aged 56)
Princeton, New Jersey
Playing career
1922–1924
1925
Princeton
New York Yankees
Position(s)Back, center (football)
Guard (basketball)
Pitcher, outfielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1927
1928–1944
1945–1956

Basketball
1929–1939

Baseball
1931–1944
1945–1946

Princeton (assistant)
Williams
Princeton


Williams


Williams
Princeton
Head coaching record
Overall146–67–9 (football)
78–66 (basketball)
118–96 (baseball)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
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.

Early life and playing career[]

Caldwell was born in Bristol, Virginia on August 2, 1901. He attended Princeton University, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He played in the Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the New York Yankees in 1925. In three career games, he had a 0–0 record, with a 16.88 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.[1]

Coaching career[]

Caldwell coached three sports at Williams College. His record there was 76–37–6 in football, 78–66 in basketball, and 100–74 in baseball.[2] Caldwell died in Princeton, New Jersey on November 1, 1957.

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