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Charlie Bachman

Charlie Bachman
Head-and-shoulders photo of Charlie Bachman
Bachman from 1931 Seminole yearbook
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1892-12-01)December 1, 1892
Chicago, Illinois
Died December 14, 1985(1985-12-14) (aged 93)
Port Charlotte, Florida
Playing career
1914–1916 Notre Dame
1918 Great Lakes Naval Station
Position(s) Guard, center, fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919 Northwestern
1920–1927 Kansas State
1928–1932 Florida
1933–1946 Michigan State
1953 Hillsdale
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1919–1920 Northwestern
1928–1930 Florida
Head coaching record
Overall 137–83–24
Bowls 0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Western (1916)
Walter Camp second-team All-American (1916)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1978 (profile)

Charles William Bachman, Jr. (December 1, 1892 – December 14, 1985) was an American college football player and head coach. Bachman was an Illinois native and an alumnus of the University of Notre Dame, where he played college football. He served as the head football coach of Northwestern University, Kansas State College, the University of Florida, Michigan State College, and Hillsdale College. Bachman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1978.

Bachman was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1892. He received his high school education at Inglewood High School in Chicago, where he was standout athlete in football and track and field. Bachman attended the University of Notre Dame from 1914 to 1916, and played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team alongside Knute Rockne. He was named an All-American at guard in 1916, making Walter Camp's second team. Bachman briefly held the world record in the discus throw during the spring of 1917, and spent the 1917 fall season helping to coach the football team at DePauw University. In 1918, Bachman returned to the field, playing center for the legendary U.S. Navy team at Great Lakes Naval Station. The Great Lakes team posted a 7–0–2 record; it beat Navy, Illinois and Purdue, tied Bachman's former Notre Dame team, and defeated Mare Island Marine Base in the Rose Bowl. His Great Lakes teammates included Paddy Driscoll and George Halas.


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