Charles Best (American football)
# Charles Best (American football)

Charles Monroe Best (July 25, 1874 – July 4, 1962) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Drake University (1900–1901), Purdue University (1902), and Sewanee: The University of the South (1917–1918), compiling a career college football record of 24–13–3. Best was also the head basketball coach at Purdue for one season in 1901–1902, tallying a mark of 10–3.

## Coaching career

### Drake

Best was the fifth head football coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, serving for two seasons, from 1900 to 1901, and compiling a record of 10–7.

### Purdue

Best coached the 1902 season at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He had his most successful season at Purdue, posting a record of 7–2–1.

## Head coaching record

### Football

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Drake Bulldogs (Independent) (1900–1901) ||||||
| 1900 | Drake | 6–3 | | |
| 1901 | Drake | 4–4 | | |
| Drake: | Drake: | 10–7 | | |
| Purdue Boilermakers (Western Conference) ({{{startyear}}}) ||||||
| 1902 | Purdue | 7–2–1 | 2–2 | 5th |
| Purdue: | Purdue: | 7–2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Sewanee Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917–1918) ||||||
| 1917 | Sewanee | 4–2–2 | 3–2–2 | |
| 1918 | Sewanee | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Sewanee: | Sewanee: | 7–4–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Total: | Total: | 24–13–3 | | |
