Charles John Boyle ( – April 21, 1947) was an American

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player and coach. Boyle grew up in

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and played football at

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from 1896 to 1900 before graduating in 1901. He was an assistant football coach at Dartmouth for a couple years and was the head football coach at

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from 1901 to 1902 and

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in 1903.

Head coaching record

Football

References

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