| Monte Charles | |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Vicksburg, Michigan, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1948–1950 |
| Player Team1: | Hillsdale |
| Player Positions: | Fullback |
| Coach Years1: | 1954–1964 |
| Coach Team1: | Southfield HS (MI) |
| Coach Years2: | 1965 |
| Coach Team2: | Northern Illinois (OC) |
| Coach Years3: | 1966–1968 |
| Coach Team3: | Platteville State |
| Coach Years4: | 1969 |
| Coach Team4: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1970–1971 |
| Coach Team5: | Superior State / Wisconsin–Superior |
| Coach Years6: | 1972–1976 |
| Coach Team6: | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
| Coach Years7: | 1977–1979 |
| Coach Team7: | Missouri Southern (QB/WR) |
| Coach Years8: | 1980–1983 |
| Coach Team8: | Saskatchewan Roughriders (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years9: | 1984–1985 |
| Coach Team9: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (head scout) |
| Coach Years10: | 1987 |
| Coach Team10: | Montreal Allouettes (assistant) |
| Coach Years11: | 1988 |
| Coach Team11: | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (vol. asst.) |
| Coach Years12: | 1989–1991 |
| Coach Team12: | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (OC) |
| Overall Record: | 48–44–1 (college) |
| Championships: | 1 WSUC (1968) |
Monte Blue Charles (March 27, 1930 – May 8, 1992) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville from 1966 to 1968, the University of Wisconsin–Superior from 1970 to 1971, and the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point from 1972 to 1976, compiling a career college football coaching record of 48–44–1.[1] [2]
Charles was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1951 NFL draft.[3] He was appointed interim head football coach Wisconsin–Stevens Point in October 1972 after Pat O'Halloran was fired four games into the season.[4] [5] Charles resigned from his post at Wisconsin–Stevens Point in the spring of 1977 after he was stricken with leukemia.[6] He died on May 8, 1992, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, after suffering a heart attack.[7]