Charles Edward Hammett Sr. (January 29, 1865 – October 2, 1945) was an American
college football and
college basketball
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coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
from 1910 to 1912 and at
Allegheny College
he, תגל ערבה ותפרח כחבצלת
, mottoeng = "Add to your faith, virtue and to your faith, knowledge" (2 Peter 1:5)"The desert shall rejoice and the blossom as the rose" (Isaiah 35:1)
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from 1913 to 1917 and in 1919, compiling a career college football coaching record of 35–19–6. Hammett was also the head basketball coach at Northwestern (1911–1912) and Allegheny (1913–1918, 1919–1920, 1921–1922), tallying a career college basketball coaching mark of 60–41. In addition, he served as Northwestern's
athletic director
An athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches an ...
from 1910 to 1913.
Hammett was born in
Frederick County, Maryland in 1865 to David Calvin and Ellen (née Krieger) Hammett. He died of a stroke in 1945 at the age of 80.
["Charles E. Hammett", ''Frederick News-Post'', October 8, 1945, Frederick, Maryland, p. 5]
Head coaching record
Football
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1865 births
1945 deaths
Allegheny Gators football coaches
Allegheny Gators men's basketball coaches
Basketball coaches from Maryland
Northwestern Wildcats athletic directors
Northwestern Wildcats football coaches
Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball coaches
People from Frederick County, Maryland
Sportspeople from the Washington metropolitan area
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