Charles Henderson (born December 18, 1946) is a former
American football coach. He served as the head football coach from 1979 to 1980 at Delaware State College—now known as
Delaware State University—a
historically black college in
Dover, Delaware
Dover () is the capital and second-largest city of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover, DE, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of ...
. He compiled a 6–14–1 record in two seasons as head coach after several seasons as an assistant under head coach
Ed Wyche. Henderson was embroiled in a lawsuit against Delaware State that advanced to
United States District Court when he was involved in an extramarital affair with a female employee who was fired when she became pregnant for violating unwritten moral clauses. The female employee won the lawsuit and was reinstated.
Head coaching record
References
1946 births
Living people
Delaware State Hornets football coaches
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