Charles C. Stroud
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 26, 1870 Thompson, Connecticut |
| Died |
December 8, 1949 (aged 79) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1893 | Tufts |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1893 | Tufts |
| Position(s) | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1895 | Tufts (assistant) |
| 1905–1907 | Rochester (NY) |
| 1910–1912 | Mercer |
| Basketball | |
| 1905–1908 | Rochester (NY) |
| 1910–1913 | Mercer |
| 1913–1918 | LSU |
| 1919–1920 | LSU |
| Baseball | |
| 1910–1913 | Mercer |
| 1914–1921 | LSU |
| 1916–1930 | Louisiana State Normal |
Charles Crawford "Doc" Stroud (October 26, 1870 – December 8, 1949) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.
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. 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 was the head football coach at Rochester University. He also served as head baseball, basketball and football coach at Mercer University. Stroud coached at LSU as head coach for LSU basketball and LSU baseball.[2][3] He also served as the head baseball coach and athletic director at Northwestern State University. Stroud died on December 8, 1949 in Natchitoches, Louisiana.[4]
References
- ↑ Start, Alaric Bertrand, ed. (1896). History of Tufts College. pp. 160–1.
- ↑ "Doc Stroud". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ↑ "Louisiana State University". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ↑ "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
