About Charles Young
Lived 1867 – 1908 (aged 40–41). Charles Young was an American head coach.
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.
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 married Sally Burgess. He died at the age of 40, of typhoid fever, on March 21, 1909, at his home in St. Louis, Missouri and buried in Columbia, Missouri.
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Who was Charles Young?
American football coach for the University of Missouri Tigers
When was Charles Young born?
Charles Young was born in 1867 in St. Joseph.
When did Charles Young die?
Charles Young died on 21 March 1908 in St. Louis.
What was Charles Young's occupation?
Charles Young was a head coach.
What nationality was Charles Young?
Charles Young was American.
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· DBpedia: Charles Young (American football)
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