Charles Young (American football)

Charles Everett Young (1868 – March 21, 1909) was an American college football player and coach. He was the seventh head football coach at the University of Missouri, serving for one season, in 1897, and compiling a record of 5–6.

Charles Young
Biographical details
Born1868
St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Died(1908-03-21)March 21, 1908 (aged 40)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
1893–1895Missouri
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1897Missouri
Head coaching record
Overall5–6

Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, Young was an alumnus of the University of Missouri, where he played college football from 1893 to 1895, captaining the team all three years. Young died at the age of 40, of typhoid fever, on March 21, 1909, at his home in St. Louis, Missouri. He was survived by his wife, Sally Burgess Young, and buried in Columbia, Missouri.

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