Charlie Havens

Charlie Havens
Biographical details
Born	July 12, 1903; Rome, New York, U.S.
Died	May 12, 1996 (aged 92); Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1927–1929	Western Maryland
1930	Frankford Yellow Jackets
Position(s)	Center, tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931	Western Maryland (assistant)
1933	St. Aloysius Academy
1934	Western Maryland (assistant)
1935–1941	Western Maryland
1946–1956	Western Maryland
Basketball
1934–1935	Western Maryland
Baseball
1935	Western Maryland
1938	Western Maryland
1941	Western Maryland
1947	Western Maryland
1957	Western Maryland
Head coaching record
Overall	77–65–6 (college football); 5–13 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 Mason–Dixon (1949, 1951)

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]

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[edit]

College football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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	5–2	4–1	3rd
1947	Western Maryland	4–3–1
1948	Western Maryland	5–2	4–1	3rd
1949	Western Maryland	7–1	4–0	1st
1950	Western Maryland	6–2	3–0	2nd
1951	Western Maryland	8–0	3–0	2nd
1952	Western Maryland	4–4	1–2	T–3rd
1953	Western Maryland	4–3–1	2–0–1	2nd
1954	Western Maryland	4–4	1–1	3rd
1955	Western Maryland	2–6	0–2	T–5th
1956	Western Maryland	1–8	0–3	6th
Western Maryland:		77–65–6
Total:		77–65–6
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

^ "Charles Havens". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "History & Tradition". McDaniel College. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
^ "Baseball Coaches". McDaniel College. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
^ "MBKB Coaches". McDaniel College. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
^ 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 .

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

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[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 .

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