Charles Lantz
American sports coach and administrator (1884–1962)
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Charles Phillip Lantz (December 14, 1884 – May 6, 1962) was an American football, basketball, baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He was the sixth head football coach at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, serving 24 seasons, from 1911 to 1935 and again in 1944, compiling a record of 95–66–13.[1] In 1967, the Lantz Arena complex was opened and named in his honor.
BornDecember 14, 1884
West Fairview, Pennsylvania, U.S.
West Fairview, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 1962 (aged 77)
Naples, Florida, U.S.
Naples, Florida, U.S.
1904–1907Gettysburg
1904–1908Gettysburg
Lantz pictured in The W'apper 1913, Eastern Illinois yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 14, 1884 West Fairview, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 6, 1962 (aged 77) Naples, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1907 | Gettysburg |
| Basketball | |
| 1904–1908 | Gettysburg |
| Baseball | |
| 1905–1908 | Gettysburg |
| Positions | Quarterback (football) Guard (basketball) Third baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1934 | Eastern Illinois |
| 1944 | Eastern Illinois |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1935 | Eastern Illinois |
| 1943–1944 | Eastern Illinois |
| Baseball | |
| 1912–1950 | Eastern Illinois |
| 1952 | Eastern Illinois |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1911–1952 | Eastern Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 95–66–13 (football) 197–208 (basketball) 171–216 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 IIAC (1912–1914, 1928) | |
Lantz graduated from Gettysburg College in 1908. He died on May 6, 1962, in Naples, Florida.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray (Independent) (1911) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Eastern Illinois | 4–2 | |||||||
| Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray / Panthers (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1912–1934) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Eastern Illinois | 6–1 | T–1st | ||||||
| 1913 | Eastern Illinois | 6–2 | T–1st | ||||||
| 1914 | Eastern Illinois | 8–0–1 | 1st | ||||||
| 1915 | Eastern Illinois | 2–2–1 | |||||||
| 1916 | Eastern Illinois | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1917 | Eastern Illinois | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| 1918 | No team—World War I | ||||||||
| 1919 | Eastern Illinois | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1920 | Eastern Illinois | 2–3 | |||||||
| 1921 | Eastern Illinois | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1922 | Eastern Illinois | 4–0–2 | 3–0–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1923 | Eastern Illinois | 4–2–2 | 3–2–2 | 8th | |||||
| 1924 | Eastern Illinois | 6–2 | 5–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1925 | Eastern Illinois | 4–3–1 | T–14th | ||||||
| 1926 | Eastern Illinois | 3–5–1 | 2–3 | T–13th | |||||
| 1927 | Eastern Illinois | 5–2 | 3–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1928 | Eastern Illinois | 7–0–1 | 5–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1929 | Eastern Illinois | 6–1 | 5–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1930 | Eastern Illinois | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1931 | Eastern Illinois | 3–4 | 2–3 | T–13th | |||||
| 1932 | Eastern Illinois | 1–7 | 0–6 | T–19th | |||||
| 1933 | Eastern Illinois | 1–8 | 1–5 | 17th | |||||
| 1934 | Eastern Illinois | 3–4 | 1–4 | T–14th | |||||
| Eastern Illinois Panthers (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1944) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Eastern Illinois | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4th | |||||
| Eastern Illinois: | 95–66–13 | ||||||||
| Total: | 95–66–13 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
