Charlie Havens

Charles William Havens (July 12, 1903 – May 12, 1996) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, baseball. He played professionally as a center and tackle for one season, in 1930, with the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League (NFL).[1] Havens served two stints as the head football coach at Western Maryland College—now known as a McDaniel College—from 1935 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1956, compiling a record of 77–65–6. He was the head baseball coach at Western Maryland for five one-year stints, in 1935, 1938, 1941, 1947, and 1957.[2][3] Havens also served as the head basketball coach at Western Maryland during the 1934–35 season.[4]

Charlie Havens
Biographical details
Born(1903-07-12)July 12, 1903
Rome, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 12, 1996(1996-05-12) (aged 92)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1927–1929Western Maryland
1930Frankford Yellow Jackets
Position(s)Center, tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931Western Maryland (assistant)
1933St. Aloysius Academy
1934Western Maryland (assistant)
1935–1941Western Maryland
1946–1956Western Maryland
Basketball
1934–1935Western Maryland
Baseball
1935Western Maryland
1938Western Maryland
1941Western Maryland
1947Western Maryland
1957Western Maryland
Head coaching record
Overall77–65–6 (college football)
5–13 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Mason–Dixon (1949, 1951)

Havens was born and raised in Rome, New York. He died of kidney failure, on May 12, 1996, at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[5]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Western Maryland Green Terror (Independent) (1935–1940)
1935 Western Maryland 6–5
1936 Western Maryland 7–3–1
1937 Western Maryland 3–6
1938 Western Maryland 5–2–1
1939 Western Maryland 1–6
1940 Western Maryland 2–4–1
1941 Western Maryland 3–4–1
Western Maryland Green Terror (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1946–1956)
1946 Western Maryland 5–24–13rd
1947 Western Maryland 4–3–1
1948 Western Maryland 5–24–13rd
1949 Western Maryland 7–14–01st
1950 Western Maryland 6–23–02nd
1951 Western Maryland 8–03–02nd
1952 Western Maryland 4–41–2T–3rd
1953 Western Maryland 4–3–12–0–12nd
1954 Western Maryland 4–41–13rd
1955 Western Maryland 2–60–2T–5th
1956 Western Maryland 1–80–36th
Western Maryland: 77–65–6
Total:77–65–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Charles Havens". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. "History & Tradition". McDaniel College. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. "Baseball Coaches". McDaniel College. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  4. "MBKB Coaches". McDaniel College. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. Rasmussen, Fred (May 16, 1996). "Charles W. Havens, war hero, coach at Western Maryland College". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 9B. Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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