 Collins pictured in Yackety Yack 1931, North Carolina yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1903 |
| Died | April 14, 1977 (aged 73) Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1922–1924 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1925 | Chattanooga (line) |
| 1926–1933 | North Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–31–9 |
Charles C. Collins (August 27, 1903 – April 14, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1926 to 1933, compiling a record of 38–31–9. Collins played college football as an end at the University of Notre Dame from 1922 to 1924. He was a member of the "Seven Mules" line that blocked for the famous "Four Horsemen" backfield on Knute Rockne's national championship team of 1924.
Collins attended St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago and entered Notre Dame in 1921 on a basketball scholarship, but failed to make the freshman team. He died on April 14, 1977, at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1926–1933) | |||||||||
| 1926 | North Carolina | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–10th | |||||
| 1927 | North Carolina | 4–6 | 2–5 | 19th | |||||
| 1928 | North Carolina | 5–3–2 | 3–2–2 | 9th | |||||
| 1929 | North Carolina | 9–1 | 7–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1930 | North Carolina | 5–3–2 | 4–2–2 | 8th | |||||
| 1931 | North Carolina | 4–3–3 | 2–3–3 | 12th | |||||
| 1932 | North Carolina | 3–5–2 | 2–5–1 | 17th | |||||
| 1933 | North Carolina | 4–5 | 2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| North Carolina: | 38–31–9 | 25–22–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 38–31–9 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Chuck Collins dies; was Notre Dame star". The Ridgewood News. Ridgewood, New Jersey. April 17, 1977. p. 118. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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