Charles E. Baer (September 24, 1905 – May 31, 1987) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Detroit Mercy for six seasons, from 1945 until 1950. His coaching record at Detroit was 35–21–1. Baer is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Baer was captain of his high school football team in Streator, Illinois, from which he graduated in 1923. He played

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at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign as a

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. The team won a Big Ten Conference title in 1927.

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1905 births 1987 deaths American football guards Detroit Titans football coaches Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches Illinois Fighting Illini football players High school football coaches in Iowa People from Streator, Illinois Players of American football from Illinois {{1940s-collegefootball-coach-stub