| Charles Best | |
| Birth Date: | 25 July 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Alameda County, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Lafayette University (1899) |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1898 |
| Player Team2: | Lafayette |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1900–1901 |
| Coach Team2: | Drake |
| Coach Years3: | 1902 |
| Coach Team3: | Purdue |
| Coach Years4: | 1917–1918 |
| Coach Team4: | Sewanee |
| Coach Sport5: | Basketball |
| Coach Years6: | 1901–1902 |
| Coach Team6: | Purdue |
| Overall Record: | 24–13–3 (football) 10–3 (basketball) |
Charles Monroe Best (July 25, 1874 – July 4, 1962)[1] was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Drake University (1900–1901), Purdue University (1902), and (1917–1918), compiling a career college football coaching record of 24–13–3. Best was also the head basketball coach at Purdue for one season, in 1901–02, tallying a mark of 10–3.
Best was the fifth head football coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, serving for two seasons, from 1900 to 1901, and compiling a record of 10–7.[2]
Best coached the 1902 season at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He had his most successful season at Purdue, posting a record of 7–2–1.[3]