Charles Hammett

Charles Edward Hammett Sr. (January 29, 1865 – October 2, 1945) was an American college football and college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Northwestern University from 1910 to 1912 and at Allegheny College 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 from 1910 to 1913.

Charles Hammett
Hammett pictured in The Syllabus 1911, Northwestern yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1865-01-29)January 29, 1865
Frederick County, Maryland, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 1945(1945-10-02) (aged 80)
Meadville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1910–1912Northwestern
1913–1917Allegheny
1919Allegheny
Basketball
1911–1912Northwestern
1913–1918Allegheny
1919–1920Allegheny
1921–1922Allegheny
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1910–1913Northwestern
Head coaching record
Overall35–19–6 (football)
60–41 (basketball)

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.[1][2]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Northwestern Purple (Western Conference) (1910–1912)
1910 Northwestern 1–3–10–2T–5th
1911 Northwestern 3–40–2T–6th
1912 Northwestern 2–3–10–2T–6th
Northwestern: 6–10–20–2
Allegheny Gators (Independent) (1913–1917)
1913 Allegheny 7–1
1914 Allegheny 6–0–1
1915 Allegheny 5–3
1916 Allegheny 4–2–1
1917 Allegheny 6–0–1
Allegheny Gators (Independent) (1919)
1919 Allegheny 1–3–1
Allegheny: 29–9–4
Total:35–19–6

References
  1. "Charles e. Hammett (1983) - Hall of Fame".
  2. "Charles E. Hammett", Frederick News-Post, October 8, 1945, Frederick, Maryland, p. 5


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