Charley Moran
Bethel (TN) | |
Baseball | |
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1903, 1908 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Position(s) | Catawba |
Baseball | |
1909–1914 | Texas A&M |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 138–35–13 (college football) 2–5–1 (NFL) 48–46–5 (college baseball) |
Bowls | 1–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 1 SIAA (1921) 2 North State (1930, 1932) | |
Charles Barthell Moran (February 22, 1878 – June 14, 1949), nicknamed "Uncle Charley", was an American sportsman who gained renown as both a catcher and umpire in Major League Baseball and as a collegiate and professional American football coach.
Early life
Moran was born in
Moran coached the University of Nashville football team in 1900 and 1901.[1] The 1901 team was one of the South's greatest.[2]
Baseball
Moran played minor league baseball in 1902 for teams in
In
His minor league career continued with teams in
Coaching and officiating
Texas A&M
Moran began coaching football in 1909 at Texas A&M, where he accumulated a 38–8–4 record as head coach over six seasons through 1914. Note: This may be incorrect as he was elevated to head coach after the second game of the 1909 season.
Carlisle
He then became the trainer for Head Coach Victor "Choctaw" Kelley at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1915. [5]
National League umpire
He became a National League umpire in 1918, a job he held through the 1939 season. He officiated in four
Centre
Moran also resumed his career as a football head coach in
During the 1921 season Moran began a friendship with future baseball commissioner Happy Chandler, who was then a player on an opposing Transylvania University team.[3]
Bucknell
Moran then moved to Bucknell University, where he had a 19–10–2 record from 1924 through 1926.
Frankford Yellow Jackets
He was co-coach with Ed Weir of the NFL's Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1927, but left after the team managed only a 6–9–3 season.
Catawba
His final coaching job was at Catawba College from 1930 through 1933, where he had a 22–11–5 record.
Death and legacy
Moran died of heart disease at age 71 in Horse Cave, Kentucky, and was buried at Horse Cave Cemetery. He was named to the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame in 1968.
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Bethel Corporals (Independent) (1898)
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1898 | Bethel | ? | |||||||
Nashville Garnet and Blue (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1900–1901) | |||||||||
1900 | Nashville | 1–3 | 1–3 | ||||||
1901 | Nashville | 6–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
Nashville: | 7–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |||||||
Texas A&M Aggies (Independent) (1909–1911) | |||||||||
1909 | Texas A&M | 7–0–1 | |||||||
1910 | Texas A&M | 8–1 | |||||||
1911 | Texas A&M | 6–1 | |||||||
Texas A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1912–1914) | |||||||||
1912 | Texas A&M | 8–1 | 2–0 | 2nd | |||||
1913 | Texas A&M | 3–4–2 | 0–1–1 | 13th | |||||
1914 | Texas A&M | 6–1–1 | 2–0 | 3rd | |||||
Texas A&M: | 38–8–4 | 4–1–1 | |||||||
Centre (Independent) (1917)
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1917 | Centre | 6–0 | |||||||
Centre Colonels (Independent) (1918)
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1918 | Centre | 4–0 | |||||||
Centre Praying Colonels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association ) (1919–1923)
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1919 | Centre | 9–0 | 3–0 | T–1st | |||||
1920 | Centre | 8–2 | 4–1 | T–5th | W Fort Worth Classic | ||||
1921 | Centre | 10–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | W San Diego East-West Christmas Classic, L Dixie Classic | ||||
1922 | Centre | 8–2 | 1–0 | T–5th | |||||
1923 | Centre | 7–1–1 | 2–0 | T–2nd | |||||
Centre: | 52–6–1 | 15–1 | |||||||
Bucknell Bison (Independent) (1924–1926) | |||||||||
1924 | Bucknell | 8–2 | |||||||
1925 | Bucknell | 7–3–1 | |||||||
1926 | Bucknell | 4–5–1 | |||||||
Bucknell: | 19–10–2 | ||||||||
Catawba Indians (North State Conference ) (1930–1933)
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1930 | Catawba | 8–0–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
1931 | Catawba | 7–3–1 | 2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1932 | Catawba | 6–2–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1933 | Catawba | 2–5–2 | 1–1–1 | T–4th | |||||
Catawba: | 23–10–5 | 12–2–1 | |||||||
Total: | 138–35–13 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Moran, Centre Coach Former Nashville Star" (PDF). The News Scimitar. November 29, 1919.
- ^ a b c d e Siler, Tom (June 22, 1949). "Death Ends Colorful Career of Charley Moran". The Sporting News. p. 15.
- ^ "League Champions | Texas League ABOUT US". Texas League. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ The Carlisle Arrow Volume XII Number 4
- ^ "Football". Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "2011 Robert L. "Chief" Myers 1907".
- ^ ESPN ranks 1921 Centre-Harvard game among college football's greatest upsets Archived December 17, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Charley Moran at Find a Grave