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For other people named Charles Crosby, see Charles Crosby (disambiguation).
Charles Noel Crosby Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born September 29, 1876 Place of birth Cherry Valley, Ohio Died January 26, 1951 (aged 74) Place of death Frederick, Maryland Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1897 Allegheny Head coaching record Overall 0–4 (.000) Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Charles Noel Crosby (September 29, 1876 – January 26, 1951) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and an American football coach in the early years of the sport.
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Early life
Charles N. Crosby was born in a farming settlement named Cherry Valley, near Andover, Ohio. He attended the New Lyme Institute and Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1897. He moved to Linesville, Pennsylvania, in 1901, engaging in the manufacture of silos and in the lumber business. He became engaged in agricultural pursuits in 1914. He was a member of the Linesville and Meadville Boards of Education from 1920 to 1929, and served as president of the Meadville Chamber of Commerce from 1922 to 1924.[1]
Political career
Charles Noel Crosby Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 29th districtIn office
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939Preceded by Milton W. Shreve Succeeded by Robert L. Rodgers Personal details Political party Democratic Crosby was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses representing Pennsylvania's 29th congressional district. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1938. He moved to Montgomery County, Maryland, in 1940 and operated a large dairy farm near Clarksburg, Maryland. He died in Frederick, Maryland, and was interred in Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.[2] He was one of the 53 supporters in Congress along with Fiorello La Guardia in favor of a United States Constitutional amendment giving congressional power to overturn United States Supreme Court decisions.[3]
Coaching career
While at Allegheny, Crosby was the head college football coach for the Allegheny Gators football team. He held that position for the 1897 season and is the first coach on record for the program. His coaching record at Allegheny was 0 wins and 4 losses. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #34 at Allegheny in total wins and #33 at the school in winning percentage (.000).[4]
He is interred at Columbia Height Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia
References
- ^ "CROSBY, Charles Noel, (1876 - 1951)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000928. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ^ "Index to Politicians: Crosby to Crosp". The Political Graveyard. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crosby.html. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ^ "Will Fight Attack on Supreme Court". New York Times. October 30, 1922. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20D1FFF345D1A7A93C2AA178BD95F468285F9. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Allegheny Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/ncac/allegheny/coaching_records.php. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
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United States House of Representatives Preceded by
Milton W. ShreveMember of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 29th congressional district
1933-1939Succeeded by
Robert L. RodgersAllegheny Gators head football coaches No Coach • No coach (1893–1894) • No team (1895) • No coach (1896) • Charles N. Crosby (1897) • Martin Smallwood (1898) • Alonzo G. Brown (1899) • Fred E. Heckel (1900) • Edward N. Eisenberg (1901) • William C. Whelan (1902) • Walter E. Bachman (1903) • Branch Rickey (1904–1905) • Clifford B. Lewis (1906) • H. J. Sheets (1907–1908) • E. J. Stewart (1909–1910) • David S. Dunlap (1911–1912) • Charles Hammett (1913–1917) • Carl A. Gilbert (1918) • Charles Hammett (1919) • Clarence Applegran (1920) • Herb McCracken (1921–1923) • Tom Davies (1924–1925) • Mel Merritt (1926–1928) • Harry W. Crum (1929–1931) • Waldo S. Tippin (1932–1934) • Karl J. Lawrence (1935–1940) • Alfred C. Werner (1941–1942) • No team (1943–1945) • Bob Garbark (1946) • Bill Daddio (1947–1951) • David C. Henderson (1952–1953) • William R. Moore (1954–1957) • John R. Chuckran (1958–1969) • Sam T. Timer (1970–1983) • Robert Wolfe (1984–1985) • Peter Vaas (1986–1989) • Ken O'Keefe (1990–1997) • Blair Hrovat (1998–2001) • Mark Matlak (2002– )
Categories:- 1876 births
- 1951 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Democrats
- Allegheny Gators football coaches
- People from Ashtabula County, Ohio
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