Charlie Maher Explained

Charlie Maher
Birth Date:7 February 1902
Birth Place:Mendon, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Player Years1:1922–1925
Player Team1:Western Michigan
Player Years2:1926
Player Team2:Kalamazoo Celery Pickers
Player Positions:Catcher
Coach Years1:1937–1943
1946–1967
Coach Team1:Western Michigan
Overall Record:437–197–7
Tournament Record:NCAA: 35–25
Championships:
  • 13× MAC regular season (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967)

Charles H. Maher (February 7, 1902 – January 1, 1971) was a former American baseball coach and catcher. He played college baseball for Western Michigan for coach Judson Hyames from 1922 to 1925 before playing professionally in 1926. He then served as the head baseball coach of the Western Michigan Broncos from 1937 to 1943 and again from 1946 to 1967, leading the Broncos to six College World Series appearances including a second-place finish in the 1955 College World Series. In 1989, he was inducted into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlie Maher . Mid-American Conference . www.getsomemaction.com . May 12, 2020.