Charles A. Huntington

Charles A. Huntington
Biographical details
Born	July 7, 1891; The Dalles, Oregon, U.S.
Died	January 21, 1973 (aged 81); Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1914–1916	Oregon
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1918–1923	Oregon
Basketball
1919–1920	Oregon
Baseball
1919–1920	Oregon
Head coaching record
Overall	26–12–6 (football); 8–9 (basketball); 12–15 (baseball)
Bowls	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; PCC (1919)
Awards
	First-team All-PCC (1916)

Charles A. "Shy" Huntington (July 7, 1891 – January 1973)^[1] was a quarterback and later a multi-sport coach at the University of Oregon.^[2]

Playing and coaching career

Huntington began his football career as a quarterback and safety at the University of Oregon. He was the critical player in Oregon's Rose Bowl upset over heavily favored Pennsylvania in 1917, throwing a touchdown pass and intercepting three passes on defense as the Ducks won 14–0.^[3]

Huntington took over as head coach for the Ducks in 1918. He would coach the Ducks for six seasons. He finished with a 26–12–6 record. In 1919, he coached the Ducks to a Rose Bowl berth; they lost to Harvard, 7–6, on January 1, 1920.^[3]

He served as Oregon's baseball coach in 1919 and 1920,^[4] and he coached the basketball team for one season, 1919–20, achieving a record of eight wins and nine losses.^[5]

Huntington was a member of the Ku Klux Klan during his time as head coach.^[6]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Oregon Webfoots (Pacific Coast Conference) (1918–1923)
1918	Oregon	4–2	2–1	2nd
1919	Oregon	5–2	2–1	T–1st	L Rose
1920	Oregon	3–2–1	1–1–1	T–3rd
1921	Oregon	5–1–3	0–1–2	5th
1922	Oregon	6–1–1	3–0–1	2nd
1923	Oregon	3–4–1	0–4–1	8th
Oregon:		26–12–6	8–8–5
Total:		26–12–6
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ Shy Huntington's obituary
^ McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
^ ^a ^b Rose Bowl Legends Archived March 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Rose Bowl. URL accessed on August 16, 2006.
^ Baseball: Researching the National Pastime University of Oregon. URL accessed on August 16, 2006.
^ In that era, it was not uncommon for collegiate coaches to coach several sports. Jack of Both Trades. College Sporting News. URL accessed on August 16, 2006.
^ Lay, Shawn (2004). The Invisible Empire in the West: Toward a New Historical Appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-07171-3.

[1] Shy Huntington's obituary

[McCann-2] McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.

[Rose_Bowl_Legends-3] Rose Bowl Legends Archived March 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Rose Bowl. URL accessed on August 16, 2006.

[4] Baseball: Researching the National Pastime University of Oregon. URL accessed on August 16, 2006.

[5] In that era, it was not uncommon for collegiate coaches to coach several sports. Jack of Both Trades. College Sporting News. URL accessed on August 16, 2006.

[6] Lay, Shawn (2004). The Invisible Empire in the West: Toward a New Historical Appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-07171-3.

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