Charles Roller

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Charles Roller
Roller pictured in The Bomb 1908, VMI yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	September 8, 1879^[1] Middle River, Augusta, Virginia
Died	March 16, 1963(1963-03-16) (aged 83)^[2] Fort Defiance, Virginia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1901–1902 1907–1908 1908	Furman VMI Washington & Lee (assistant)^[3]
Head coaching record
Overall	12–10–5
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Charles Summerville Roller, Jr. (September 8, 1879 – March 16, 1963) was the eighth head football coach for the Virginia Military Institute Keydets located in Lexington, Virginia and he held that position for two seasons, from 1907 until 1908. Roller had previously been head football at Furman University in 1901 and 1902. Highlights of the 1902 season were wins over North Carolina State University and University of South Carolina. From 1903 until 1913 Furman did not field a football team.

His career coaching record at VMI was 8 wins, 5 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 15th at VMI in total wins and seventh at VMI in winning percentage.^[4]

His father, Charles Summerville Roller was one of the founders of the Augusta Military Academy. Charles Summerville, Jr. also served as principal of that particular school later in his life.

References

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↑ "Calyx". Archive.org. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
↑ Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records

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Furman Paladins head football coaches

William Beattie (1889)
H. C. Granger (1890)
H. P. Young (1891–1893)
No team (1894)
H. P. Young (1895)
Coach Sims (1896)
No team (1897–1899)
Frank Spencer (1900)
Charles Roller (1901–1902)
No team (1903–1912)
Cuppy Farmer (1913)
W. B. Bible (1914)
W. B. Bible & Billy Laval (1915)
Billy Laval (1916–1927)
T. B. Amis (1928–1931)
Dizzy McLeod (1932–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Robert Smith (1946–1947)
Red Smith (1948–1949)
Bill Young (1950–1954)
Homer Hobbs (1955–1957)
Bob King (1958–1972)
Art Baker (1973–1977)
Dick Sheridan (1978–1985)
Jimmy Satterfield (1986–1993)
Bobby Johnson (1994–2001)
Bobby Lamb (2002–2010)
Bruce Fowler (2011–)

VMI Keydets head football coaches

Unknown (1873)
No team (1874–1890)
Walter Taylor (1891)
No coach (1892–1894)
George W. Bryant (1895–1896)
R. N. Groner (1897)
Sam Boyle (1898–1899)
Sam Walker (1900–1902)
William Roper (1903–1904)
Ira Johnson (1905–1906)
Charles Roller (1907–1908)
William C. Gloth (1909–1910)
Alpha Brummage (1911–1912)
Henry Poague (1913)
Frank Gorton (1914–1916)
Earl Abell (1917)
Earl Abell & Mose Goodman (1918)
Red Fleming (1919)
Blandy Clarkson (1920–1926)
W. C. Raftery (1927–1936)
Allison Hubert (1937–1946)
Arthur Morton (1947–1948)
Tom Nugent (1949–1952)
John McKenna (1953–1965)
Vito Ragazzo (1966–1970)
Bob Thalman (1971–1984)
Eddie Williamson (1985–1988)
Jim Shuck (1989–1993)
Bill Stewart (1994–1996)
Ted Cain (1997–1998)
Donny White # (1998)
Cal McCombs (1999–2005)
Jim Reid (2006–2007)
Sparky Woods (2008–)

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Persondata
Name	Roller, Charles
Alternative names	Roller, Charles Summerville, Jr.; Roller, C. S., Jr.
Short description	American football coach
Date of birth	September 8, 1879
Place of birth	Middle River, Augusta, Virginia
Date of death	March 16, 1963
Place of death	Fort Defiance, Virginia

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