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]
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 7, 1891 |
| Died | January 21, 1973 (aged 81) |
| 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 | |
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 | |||||||||