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{{Short description|American football coach}}
{{notability|Biographies|date=March 2015}}
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{{Infobox college coach
{{Infobox college coach
| name = C. Sherman King
| name = C. Sherman King
| image =
| image = C. Sherman King.png
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption = King pictured in the ''Chicago Tribune'', 1908
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1865|9|14}}
| sport = [[American football|Football]]
| birth_place = [[Wabash, Indiana]], U.S.
| birth_date =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1908|7|18|1865|9|14}}
| birth_place =
| death_place = [[Columbia City, Indiana]], U.S.
| death_date =
| alma_mater = [[Yale University|Yale]] (1889)
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| coach_years1 = 1889
| coach_years1 = 1889
| coach_team1 = [[Wabash Little Giants football|Wabash]]
| coach_team1 = [[Wabash Little Giants football|Wabash]]
| overall_record = 1–1
| overall_record = 1–1
| bowl_record =
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| tournament_record =
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'''C. Sherman King''' was the fourth head football coach for the [[Wabash Little Giants|Wabash College Little Giants]] located in [[Crawfordsville, Indiana]] and he held that position for the 1889 season. His career coaching record at Wabash was 1 wins, 1 losses, and 0 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2008 season, this ranks him 26th at Wabash in total wins and 18th at Wabash in winning percentage (.500).<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/ncac/wabash/coaching_records.php College Football Data Warehouse] Wabash College coaching records</ref>
'''Charles Sherman King''' (September 14, 1865 – July 18, 1908) was an American [[college football]] coach. He served as the fourth head football coach at [[Wabash College]] in [[Crawfordsville, Indiana]], and he held that position for the 1889 season. His record at Wabash was 1–1.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/ncac/wabash/coaching_records.php College Football Data Warehouse] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121010223/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/ncac/wabash/coaching_records.php |date=November 21, 2010 }} Wabash College coaching records</ref> King was killed, along with wife and two daughters, on July 18, 1908, when a train stuck their automobile near [[Columbia City, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Killed, with His Family, in Auto Wreck |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23240149/chicago_tribune/ |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |location=[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] |date=July 19, 1908 |page=8 |access-date=August 28, 2018 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>


==Head coaching record==
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{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach |team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
|-
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
! colspan="3" | 1889 season results<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=5310&year=1889 College Football Data Warehouse] Wabash Little Giants season results 1889</ref>
| name = [[Wabash Little Giants football|Wabash]]
|-
| conf = Independent
! Opponent
| startyear = 1889
! Result
| endyear = single
! Score
⚫
}}
|-
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]]
| championship =
| L
| year = [[1889 college football season|1889]]
| 4&ndash;18
| name = [[1889 Wabash football team|Wabash]]
|-
| overall = 1–1
| [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]]
| conference =
| W
| confstanding =
| 40&ndash;2
| bowlname =
⚫
|}
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Wabash
| overall = 1–1
| confrecord =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 1–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Find a Grave|53973726}}
* {{CFBCR|5310|C. Sherman King}}


{{Wabash Little Giants football coach navbox}}
{{Wabash Little Giants football coach navbox}}
{{1888 Yale Bulldogs football navbox}}


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[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:1865 births]]
[[Category:Year of death missing]]
[[Category:1908 deaths]]
[[Category:Wabash Little Giants football coaches]]
[[Category:Wabash Little Giants football coaches]]
[[Category:Yale University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Wabash, Indiana]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Indiana]]
[[Category:Railway accident deaths in the United States]]
[[Category:Road incident deaths in Indiana]]



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Latest revision as of 19:40, 13 July 2024

C. Sherman King
King pictured in the Chicago Tribune, 1908
Biographical details
Born(1865-09-14)September 14, 1865
Wabash, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 18, 1908(1908-07-18) (aged 42)
Columbia City, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materYale (1889)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1889Wabash
Head coaching record
Overall1–1

Charles Sherman King (September 14, 1865 – July 18, 1908) was an American college football coach. He served as the fourth head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and he held that position for the 1889 season. His record at Wabash was 1–1.[1] King was killed, along with wife and two daughters, on July 18, 1908, when a train stuck their automobile near Columbia City, Indiana.[2]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Wabash (Independent) (1889)
1889 Wabash 1–1
Wabash: 1–1
Total: 1–1

References

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  1. ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Wabash College coaching records
  2. ^ "Killed, with His Family, in Auto Wreck". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. July 19, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved August 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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