Charles Henry "Chick" Agnew Jr. (August 11, 1894 – August 19, 1942) was an American college football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He grew up near Whitewater, Wisconsin, and attended Whitewater State Teachers College. He was a star football and baseball player who received a bachelor's degree in 1917. He was the athletic director and head coach for the Whitewater State Teachers College athletic teams from February 1920 until his death from heart disease in August 1942 at age 48.[1][2][3]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Jefferson County, Wisconsin, U.S. | August 11, 1894
Died | August 19, 1942 | (aged 48)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1920–1941 | Whitewater Normal/State |
Basketball | |
1920–1942 | Whitewater Normal/State |
Baseball | |
1920–1925 | |Whitewater Normal |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1920–1942 | Whitewater Normal/State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 96–38-8 (football) 145–155 (basketball) 27–24 (baseball) |
References
edit- ^ "Chick Agnew Dies; Dean of Wisconsin Coaches". The Milwaukee Journal. August 19, 1942. p. L8.
- ^ "Charles Agnew". University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Charles H. Agnew, Jr". The Freeport Journal-Standard. August 20, 1942. p. 18.