Charles Andrew Caldwell (January 6, 1920 – June 14, 2000) was a
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...
coach who served as the head coach of the
Ottawa Rough Riders in 1955. He played
college football at
Tennessee
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.
Early life and education
Chan Caldwell was born on January 6, 1920, in
Knoxville, Tennessee
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. Caldwell played college football at
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
. He played two seasons of college football. In 1946, he had 4 catches for 37 yards.
In 1947 he had four catches for 48 yards.
Coaching career
Ottawa Rough Riders
In 1955, he was the head coach of the
Ottawa Rough Riders. He had a record of 3–9.
Death
Caldwell died on June 14, 2000 at the age of 80.
References
1920 births
2000 deaths
Tennessee Volunteers football players
Ottawa Rough Riders coaches
People from Knoxville, Tennessee
American expatriates in Canada
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