C. E. Woodruff
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lima, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1933 Haddon Heights, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1896 | Alma |
| 1899 | Nashville |
| 1900 | Iowa State |
| Baseball | |
| 1901 | Iowa State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–6–3 (football) 4–4 (baseball) |
Charles Elmer Woodruff (died February 23, 1933) was an American reverend, educator, and college football and college baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Alma College in 1896, the University of Nashville in 1899, and Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as Iowa State University—in 1900. Woodruff was also the head baseball coach at Iowa State in 1901.
Woodruff was born in Lima, Indiana.[2] He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in 1886, and was later a divinity student at the University of Chicago.[3][4] Woodruff also graduated from the Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania, and was an ordained Baptist minister.[2]
Coaching career
Alma
Woodruff was the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan for one season, in 1896, compiling a record of 2–0–1.[5][6]
Nashville
In 1899, he served as the head football coach at the University of Nashville.[7]
Iowa State
In 1900, Iowa State College hired Woodruff as a "director of physical culture and instructor in Latin."[8] Woodruff served as the fifth head coach for the Iowa State football team during the 1900 season. His coaching record at Iowa state was 2–5–1.
