Charles Cobb (American football)

Charles Cobb
Playing career
?	Harvard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1894	Washington
Head coaching record
Overall	1–1–1

Charles "Papa" Cobb was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Washington for one season, in 1894, compiling a record of 1–1–1. Cobb played football at Harvard University and was quarterback on the 1892 team.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Washington (Independent) (1894)
1894	Washington	1–1–1
Washington:		1–1–1
Total:		1–1–1

References

^ Daves, Jim; Porter, W. Thomas (2001). The Glory of Washington: The People and Events That Shaped the Husky Athletic Tradition. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781582612218. Husky Highlight: Charles Cobb was hired to replace Billy Goodwin as football coach in 1894. Cobb, a former Harvard player, was the University's first salaried coach. By 1892, University officials had been pressured into financially supporting a football team—the school's first official endorsement of organized athletics. Because the treasury was in a deficit position at the end of the season, university officials could not pay Cobb and so they fired him.

[Glory2001-1] Daves, Jim; Porter, W. Thomas (2001). The Glory of Washington: The People and Events That Shaped the Husky Athletic Tradition. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781582612218. Husky Highlight: Charles Cobb was hired to replace Billy Goodwin as football coach in 1894. Cobb, a former Harvard player, was the University's first salaried coach. By 1892, University officials had been pressured into financially supporting a football team—the school's first official endorsement of organized athletics. Because the treasury was in a deficit position at the end of the season, university officials could not pay Cobb and so they fired him.

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