Charles C. Stroud

Charles C. Stroud
Biographical details
Born(1870-10-23)October 23, 1870
Thompson, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 1949(1949-12-08) (aged 79)
Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1893Tufts
Baseball
c. 1893Tufts
Position(s)End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1895Tufts (assistant)
1905–1907Rochester (NY)
1910–1912Mercer
Basketball
1905–1908Rochester (NY)
1910–1913Mercer
1913–1918LSU
1919–1920LSU
Baseball
1910–1913Mercer
1914–1921LSU
1916–1930Louisiana State Normal
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1910–1913Mercer
1913–1923LSU
1924–?Louisiana State Normal
Head coaching record
Overall26–23–4 (football)

Charles Crawford "Doc" Stroud (October 23, 1870 – December 8, 1949) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator.

Stroud was born on October 26, 1870, in Thompson, Connecticut, and attended Putnam High School in Putnam, Connecticut. He graduated from Tufts College in 1894. At Tufts, he played on the varsity football and baseball team and was captain of the track team. He taught for a year at Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester, Vermont, before returning to Tufts in 1895 to attend Tufts Medical College and coach football.[1] Stroud earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from Tufts in 1897 and subsequently served as the school's physical director of athletics. He resigned from his position at Tufts in 1905 to succeed J. W. H. Pollard as physical director and athletic coach at University of Rochester.[2][3]

In 1910, Stroud was hired as the athletic director at Mercer University.[4] He left Mercer in 1913 to become the athletic director at Louisiana State University (LSU).[5] At LSU, he also served as head coach for the LSU Tigers men's basketball and LSU Tigers baseball teams.[6] He coached the men's basketball team from 1913 to 1918 and compiled a record of 63 wins and 19 losses. He coached the baseball team for eight seasons from 1914 to 1921 and compiled a record of 75–58–5. Stroud was also the head baseball coach and athletic director at Louisiana State Normal School—now known as Northwestern State University–Natchitoches, Louisiana. He is the namesake of H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field.

Stroud died on December 8, 1949, in Natchitoches.[7]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Rochester Yellowjackets (Independent) (1905–1907)
1905 Rochester 4–3
1906 Rochester 2–5–2
1907 Rochester 5–4
Rochester: 11–12–2
Mercer Baptists (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910–1912)
1910 Mercer 6–3 3–2 T–7th
1911 Mercer 4–5–1 2–5 14th
1912 Mercer 5–3–1 2–3–1 13th
Mercer: 15–11–2 7–10–1
Total: 26–23–4

References

  1. ^ Start, Alaric Bertrand, ed. (1896). History of Tufts College. pp. 160–1.
  2. ^ "Dr. Stroud To Coach Varsity Teams". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. July 21, 1905. p. 14. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Dr. Stroud Leaves Tufts For Rochester". Boston Evening Transcript. Boston, Massachusetts. August 29, 1905. p. 12. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Mercer Baptists Sign New Coach". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. May 22, 1910. p. 7. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Stroud Leaves Mercer For Louisiana State". The Macon Daily Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. June 8, 1913. p. 5. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Doc Stroud". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Dr. Charles Stroud Dies at Natchitoches". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 9, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.