Charles Ross (American football)

In 1950, after graduating from Western Michigan, Ross was hired as the head football,^[4] basketball, and baseball coach for Galesburg-Augusta High School. He took over a football team that was a member of the Kalamazoo Valley Conference (KVC) and had lost all 22 of the team's starters from the previous season.^[4] In his first season as basketball coach, he helped lead the team to the KVC Association basketball tournament championship which was held in the Kalamazoo College Tredway gymnasium.^[5]

In 1953, Ross was hired as the football and basketball coach for Nashville High School in Nashville, Michigan.^[6] After four years he returned to Galesburg-Augusta. His return was short-lived as he then left for Olivet as the team's backfield coach and head track and field coach.^[7] In 1959, he was hired as the defensive backs coach for Millikin.^[8]

In 1962, Ross was hired as the head football coach for Northern Montana.^[9] He lasted only one season with the team, leading them to a winless 0–7 record.^[10] He was then hired as the head football coach for Kennedy–King College. He led the team to an overall record of 43–17–4 in seven seasons.^[11] In 1970, he was hired as the head football coach for Beloit.^[11][12] He coached for the school for six seasons, amassing an overall record of 7–46–1.

In 1976, Ross was hired as the head football coach for Appleton East High School. He retired after the 1990 season with a record of 79–52.^[13] His retirement was short as he returned to coaching in the spring as an assistant for Lakeland.^[13] He left and joined the staff for Wrightstown High School in 1992. At 69-years-old, Ross accepted his final coaching position as the offensive coordinator for St. Mary Catholic High School.^[14]

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