Charles "Poss" Parsons
Biographical details
Born(1892-05-03)May 3, 1892
Mason City, Iowa, U.S.
Died(1942-08-26)August 26, 1942
West Yellowstone, Montana, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Iowa
Playing career
1911–1914Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915–1916Trinity College (IA)
1917Colorado Mines
1919–1921Colorado College
Basketball
1919–1922Colorado College
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1916–1917Trinity College (IA)
Head coaching record
Overall18–10–2 (football, excluding Trinity)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1921–1922 Colorado College Men's Basketball MSAC Regular Season Championship

Charles Lyman "Poss" Parsons (born May 3, 1892) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the Colorado School of Mines in 1916 and Colorado College from 1919 to 1921.[1]

He was the sports editor at the Denver Post from 1922–1941, and was posthumously inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 1982).[2]

References

  1. Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. Charles "Poss" Parsons – Inducted 1982. Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. 1982. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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