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]
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]