Charles William Caldwell (August 2, 1901 – November 1, 1957) was an

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, and

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

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for 15 seasons between 1928 and 1944 and at

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from 1945 to 1956, compiling a career

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record of 146–67–9. Caldwell was also the head basketball coach at Williams for ten seasons (1929–1939), tallying a mark of 78–66, and the head baseball coach at Williams (1931–1944) and Princeton (1945–1946), achieving a career

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record of 118–96. He was inducted into the

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as a coach in 1961.

Early life and playing career

Caldwell was born in

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on August 2, 1901. He attended

, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He played in the

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as a

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for the

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in . In three career games, he had a 0–0 record, with a 16.88 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.

Coaching career

Caldwell coached three sports at

. His record there was 76–37–6 in football, 78–66 in basketball, and 100–74 in baseball. Caldwell died in

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on November 1, 1957.

Head coaching record

Football

References

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