Charlie Bachman
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| Charlie Bachman | ||
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| Sport | Football | |
| Born | December 1, 1892 | |
| Died | December 4, 1985 | |
| Career Highlights | ||
| Overall | 132-80-22 | |
| Coaching Stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| School as a player | ||
| 1914-1916 1918 |
University of Notre Dame Great Lakes Naval Station |
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| Position | Guard, Center | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 1919 1920-1927 1928-1932 1933-1942; 1944-1946 |
Northwestern University Kansas State University of Florida Michigan State |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1978 (Bio) | ||
Charlie W. Bachman (December 1, 1892 – December 14, 1985) was a Hall of Fame college football coach.
Bachman played college football at Notre Dame from 1914 to 1916 alongside Knute Rockne, and was named an All-American at guard in 1916, making Walter Camp's second team. Bachman spent the 1917 season helping to coach the football team at DePauw University. In 1918 – eligiblity requirements being a bit looser in those days – Bachman returned to the field, playing center for the legendary team at Great Lakes Naval Station. This team posted a 7-0-2 record; it beat Navy, Illinois, and Purdue, tied Bachman's former Notre Dame team, and then won the Rose Bowl. His Great Lakes teammates included Paddy Driscoll and George Halas.
[edit] Coaching career
In 1919, at age twenty six, Bachman began his head coaching career at Northwestern University. Bachman brought to Northwestern a number of former players returning from military service, but his team posted a disappointing 2-5 record. Bachman moved on to Kansas State University following this season, and the losing record proved to be an aberration. From 1920 to 1927, Bachman posted a record of 33-23-9 at Kansas State. In 1924, Bachman's K-State team beat the University of Kansas for the first time in eighteen years. Bachman coached Kansas State's first All-American, and under his leadership the school also permanently returned to its former nickname of Wildcats and began using a live bobcat as a mascot.
In 1928, Bachman moved to the University of Florida, where he posted an 8-1 record his first season, the best in school history up to that time. He was at Florida five years, with a 27-18-3 mark. While at Florida he coached Hall of Fame quarterback Dale Van Sickel.
Then came his years at Michigan State University, 1933-1942 and 1944-1946. Similar to the situation he inherited at Kansas State, Michigan State had not beaten the University of Michigan for eighteen years (1916-33), but under Bachman, Michigan State beat Michigan four straight times (1934-37). Bachman's record at Michigan State was 70-34-10. Bachman's Spartan teams were also notable because he outfitted them in gold and black uniforms instead of the official school colors of green and white.
Bachman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1978.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Bachman, Charlie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bachman, Charley |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | College football player and coach, College Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago, Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 4, 1985 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Port Charlotte, Florida |
