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Charles Marvin (coach)

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Charles Marvin
Biographical details
BornJanuary 1929
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
late 1940sBattle Creek Central HS (MI) (assistant)
1954-1959Washington-Lee High School (coach 1954-1957)
1959–1961Adrian HS (MI)
1962–1967Adrian
Baseball
1954–1959Washington-Lee High School (coach)
1965–1968Adrian
Head coaching record
Overall14–33 (college football)
33–46–1 (college baseball)

Charles Edward "Chappy" Marvin (born January 1929) is a retired American football and baseball coach. Marvin graduated from Adrian College before beginning his coaching career in the late 1940s as an assistant to Bob Waldorf at Battle Creek Central High School in Battle Creek, Michigan. From 1954 to 1959 Marvin taught Health and Physical Education at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia, coaching Senior Football and J.V. Baseball, he would become head football coach from 1958 to the end of 1959 after winning Virginia State Championship the 1957 season. Marvin became one of Warren Beatty's Varsity football coaches during his 1955 senior year at Washington-Lee High School.[1]

Marvin left Washington-Lee at the end of the 1959 year and become the head football coach at Adrian High School before he was hired to replace Les Leggett as head football coach at Adrian College.[2] Marvin served as the head football coach at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan for six seasons, from 1962 to 1967, compiling a record of 14–33.[3]

Marvin resigned from Adrian College at the end of the 1967 season.[4]

Marvin married Carol Jane Wear July 26, 1952 at First United Methodist Church in Evanston, Illinois.[5] The couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in July 2022.[6]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Adrian Bulldogs (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1962–1967)
1962 Adrian 3–4 3–2 T–2nd
1963 Adrian 4–4 3–2 T–3rd
1964 Adrian 2–6 1–4 T–4th
1965 Adrian 1–7 1–4 5th
1966 Adrian 3–5 1–4 6th
1967 Adrian 1–7 1–4 T–5th
Adrian: 14–33 10–20
Total: 14–33

References

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  1. ^ 1955 Blue and Fray Yearbook (First ed.). Arlington, Virginia: Washington-Lee High School VA. 1955. pp. 175, 228, 229, 231. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Chappy Marvin Takes New Job". Battle Creek Enquirer. Battle Creek, Michigan. Associated Press. May 16, 1962. p. 36. Retrieved May 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ DeLassus, David. "Adrian Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  4. ^ "24 Feb 1968, 13 - The News-Palladium at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ "Marvins mark 70th anniversary". Midland Daily News. July 26, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.