Charles A. Huntington Explained

Charles A. Huntington
Birth Date:7 July 1891
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1914–1916
Player Team2:Oregon
Player Positions:Quarterback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1918–1923
Coach Team2:Oregon
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1919–1920
Coach Team4:Oregon
Coach Sport5:Baseball
Coach Years6:1919–1920
Coach Team6:Oregon
Overall Record:26–12–6 (football)
8–9 (basketball)
12–15 (baseball)
Bowl Record:0–1
Championships:Football
PCC (1919)
Awards:

Charles A. "Shy" Huntington (July 7, 1891 – January 1973)[1] was a quarterback and later a multi-sport coach at the University of Oregon.[2]

Playing and coaching career

Huntington began his football career as a quarterback and safety at the University of Oregon. He was the critical player in Oregon's Rose Bowl upset over heavily favored Pennsylvania in 1917, throwing a touchdown pass and intercepting three passes on defense as the Ducks won 14–0.[3]

Huntington took over as head coach for the Ducks in 1918. He would coach the Ducks for six seasons. He finished with a 26–12–6 record. In 1919, he coached the Ducks to a Rose Bowl berth; they lost to Harvard, 7–6, on January 1, 1920.[3]

He served as Oregon's baseball coach in 1919 and 1920,[4] and he coached the basketball team for one season, 1919–20, achieving a record of eight wins and nine losses.[5]

Huntington was a member of the Ku Klux Klan during his time as head coach.[6]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o2oRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6275,690104&dq=shy-huntington+oregon+football Shy Huntington's obituary
  2. McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. .
  3. http://www.rosebowllegends.org/shy-huntington.php Rose Bowl Legends
  4. http://libweb.uoregon.edu/ec/exhibits/baseball/uo-champions.html Baseball: Researching the National Pastime
  5. In that era, it was not uncommon for collegiate coaches to coach several sports. Jack of Both Trades. College Sporting News. URL accessed on August 16, 2006.
  6. Book: Lay, Shawn. The Invisible Empire in the West: Toward a New Historical Appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s. 2004. University of Illinois Press. 978-0-252-07171-3. en.