Charles Schaeffer "Pop" Kelchner (August 2, 1875 – September 19, 1958) was an American football, basketball and baseball player and coach.[1] He served as the head basketball coach at Albright College in Myerstown, Pennsylvania from 1900 to 1919.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 2, 1875 Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 19, 1958 (aged 83) Palmyra, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Lafayette |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1904–1905 | Lebanon Peaches |
| 1907 | Kane Mountaineers |
| 1909 | Harrisburg Senators |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1918 | Albright |
| Basketball | |
| 1900–1919 | Albright |
| Baseball | |
| 1897–1918 | Albright |
| 1919 | Reading Coal Barons |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–39–5 (college football) 81–68 (college basketball) |
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albright Red and White (Independent) (1912–1918) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Albright | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1913 | Albright | 3–4–3 | |||||||
| 1914 | Albright | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1915 | Albright | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1916 | Albright | 1–8–1 | |||||||
| 1917 | Albright | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1918 | Albright | 0–3 | |||||||
| Albright: | 16–39–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 16–39–5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Charles Kelchner". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). albrightathletics.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Biography at Pro Basketball Encyclopedia