Charles Ross (American football)

Charles Ross
Biographical details
Born(1924-06-14)June 14, 1924
Plainwell, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 31, 2007(2007-01-31) (aged 82)
Alma materWestern Michigan University (1950, 1955)
Michigan State University
Northern Illinois University
University of Pittsburgh
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1950–1952Galesburg-Augusta HS (MI)
1953–1956Nashville HS (MI)
1957Galesburg-Augusta HS (MI)
1958Olivet (backfield)
1959–1961Millikin (DB)
1962Northern Montana
1963–1969Woodrow Wilson / Kennedy–King
1970–1975Beloit
1976–1990Appleton East HS (WI)
1991Lakeland (assistant)
1992Wrightstown HS (WI) (assistant)
1993St. Mary HS (WI) (OC)
Basketball
1950–1953Galesburg-Augusta HS (MI)
1953–1957Nashville HS (MI)
1957–1958Galesburg-Augusta HS (MI)
1958–1959Olivet (assistant)
1970–1976Beloit (assistant)
Baseball
1951–1953Galesburg-Augusta HS (MI)
1960–1962Millikin
Track and field
1958–1959Olivet
Wrestling
1953–1956Nashville HS (MI)
1957Galesburg-Augusta HS (MI)
1960–1962Millikin
1971–1976Beloit
Head coaching record
Overall7–53–1 (college football)
43–17–4 (junior college football)
79–52 (high school football; Appleton East)
34–18–2 (college baseball)[1]
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NJCAA Coach of the Year (1963)

Charles Ross Jr. (June 14, 1924 – January 31, 2007)[2] was an American collegiate athletics coach.

Playing career

Ross grew up in Plainwell, Michigan, and attended Plainwell High School. He was team captain of the football and baseball teams. After graduating in 1943, he enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. After being discharged from the military, Ross entered Western Michigan University. While a student, he was a professional boxer. During a softball game in Lawton, Michigan, he suffered a broken leg.[3]

Coaching career

In 1950, after graduating from Western Michigan, Ross was hired as the head football,[4] basketball, and baseball coach for Galesburg-Augusta High School. He took over a football team that was a member of the Kalamazoo Valley Conference (KVC) and had lost all 22 of the team's starters from the previous season.[4] In his first season as basketball coach, he helped lead the team to the KVC Association basketball tournament championship which was held in the Kalamazoo College Tredway gymnasium.[5]

In 1953, Ross was hired as the football and basketball coach for Nashville High School in Nashville, Michigan.[6] After four years he returned to Galesburg-Augusta. His return was short-lived as he then left for Olivet as the team's backfield coach and head track and field coach.[7] In 1959, he was hired as the defensive backs coach for Millikin.[8]

In 1962, Ross was hired as the head football coach for Northern Montana.[9] He lasted only one season with the team, leading them to a winless 0–7 record.[10] He was then hired as the head football coach for Kennedy–King College. He led the team to an overall record of 43–17–4 in seven seasons.[11] In 1970, he was hired as the head football coach for Beloit.[11][12] He coached for the school for six seasons, amassing an overall record of 7–46–1.

In 1976, Ross was hired as the head football coach for Appleton East High School. He retired after the 1990 season with a record of 79–52.[13] His retirement was short as he returned to coaching in the spring as an assistant for Lakeland.[13] He left and joined the staff for Wrightstown High School in 1992. At 69-years-old, Ross accepted his final coaching position as the offensive coordinator for St. Mary Catholic High School.[14]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Northern Montana Lights (Montana Collegiate Conference) (1962)
1962 Northern Montana 0–7 0–5 6th
Northern Montana: 0–7 0–5
Beloit Buccaneers (Midwest Conference) (1970–1975)
1970 Beloit 0–9 0–0 N/A
1971 Beloit 1–8 0–0 N/A
1972 Beloit 0–8–1 0–7–1 10th
1973 Beloit 1–8 1–7 9th
1974 Beloit 2–7 1–6 7th
1975 Beloit 3–6 2–5 7th
Beloit: 7–46–1 4–25–1
Total: 7–53–1

[15]

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Baseball Statistics; Coach; Chuck Ross". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Ex-East coach Ross dies". The Post-Crescent. February 1, 2007. p. 24. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Plan Benefit Softball Bill for Injured Chuck Ross". The Kalamazoo Gazette. July 12, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Moss, Jack (September 1, 1950). "Both Squads Loaded with Veteran Stars". The Kalamazoo Gazette. p. 22. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "Richland, Galesburg in KVA Cage Finals Saturday". The Kalamazoo Gazette. February 16, 1951. p. 22. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  6. ^ "Richland in 20-0 Defeat". The Kalamazoo Gazette. September 19, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  7. ^ "Ross on Staff At Olivet". The Kalamazoo Gazette. September 13, 1958. p. 42. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  8. ^ "Chuck Ross to Leave Olivet For Millikin". The Kalamazoo Gazette. April 18, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  9. ^ "Ross Leaving Millikin; Takes Montana Job". Herald and Review. June 10, 1962. p. 19. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  10. ^ "Northern Montana Mentor Resigns". The Billings Gazette. April 5, 1963. p. 33. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Ross New Grid Coach At Beloit; Succeeds Teteak". The Sheboygan Press. April 9, 1970. p. 35. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  12. ^ "Ross to Coach Beloit Gridders". Wisconsin State Journal. April 9, 1970. p. 16. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Lakeland College announces new assistant football coaches". The Sheboygan Press. August 17, 1991. p. 13. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  14. ^ VanderPas, Dan (September 2, 1993). "Once a coach ..." The Post-Crescent. p. 21. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  15. ^ "NCAA Football Statistics; Coach; Charles Ross". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
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