Charles Ross

Charles Ross Jr. (June 14, 1924 – January 31, 2007) was an American collegiate athletics coach.

Playing career Ross grew up in Plainwell, Michigan, and attended Plainwell High School. He was team captain of the football and baseball teams. After graduating in 1943, he enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. After being discharged from the military, Ross entered Western Michigan University. While a student, he was a professional boxer. During a softball game in Lawton, Michigan, he suffered a broken leg.

Coaching career In 1950, after graduating from Western Michigan, Ross was hired as the head football, basketball, and baseball coach for Galesburg-Augusta High School. He took over a football team that was a member of the Kalamazoo Valley Conference (KVC) and had lost all 22 of the team's starters from the previous season.

In 1953, Ross was hired as the football and basketball coach for Nashville High School in Nashville, Michigan. After four years he returned to Galesburg-Augusta. His return was short-lived as he then left for Olivet as the team's backfield coach and head track and field coach. In 1959, he was hired as the defensive backs coach for Millikin.

In 1962, Ross was hired as the head football coach for Northern Montana. He lasted only one season with the team, leading them to a winless 0–7 record. He was then hired as the head football coach for Kennedy–King College. He led the team to an overall record of 43–17–4 in seven seasons. In 1970, he was hired as the head football coach for Beloit. He coached for the school for six seasons, amassing an overall record of 7–46–1.

In 1976, Ross was hired as the head football coach for Appleton East High School. He retired after the 1990 season with a record of 79–52. His retirement was short as he returned to coaching in the spring as an assistant for Lakeland.

Head coaching record College football