Carl Edward King (July 9, 1912 – August 12, 1963) was an American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator, and educator. He served as the head football coach, head basketball coach, and athletic director at Morris Harvey College—now known as the University of Charleston—in Charleston, West Virginia from 1946 to 1957.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1912 War Eagle, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 12, 1963 (aged 51) Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1935 | Marshall |
| Position(s) | Center, guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1942–1943 | Charleston HS (WV) (assistant) |
| 1945 | Charleston HS (WV) |
| 1946 | Morris Harvey (assistant) |
| 1946–1956 | Morris Harvey |
| Basketball | |
| 1946–1956 | Morris Harvey |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1946–1957 | Morris Harvey |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 63–33–4 (college football) |
| Bowls | 3–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 5 WVIAC (1948, 1950–1951, 1953–1954) | |
King attended Huntington High School in Huntington, West Virginia, where he was an all-state center in 1930. He then played college football at Marshall College—now known as Marshall University at the center and guard positions under head coach Cam Henderson. King later earned a master's degree from the University of Michigan in education and physical education.[1][2]
King came to Morris Harvey in 1946 as an assistant football coach under Alderson Propps. When Propps resigned in October of that year, King succeeded him as head football coach, first in an acting capacity and later on a permanent basis.[3][4]
King died on August 12, 1963, at a hospital in Charleston, West Virginia, following an illness lasting six weeks.[5]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Harvey Golden Eagles (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1946–1956) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Morris Harvey | 2–3[n 1] | 2–2[n 1] | 7th | |||||
| 1947 | Morris Harvey | 4–5 | 3–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1948 | Morris Harvey | 5–2–2 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1949 | Morris Harvey | 7–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1950 | Morris Harvey | 10–0 | 5–0 | T–1st | W Tangerine | ||||
| 1951 | Morris Harvey | 6–3–1 | 4–0 | 1st | W Burley | ||||
| 1952 | Morris Harvey | 6–3 | 4–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1953 | Morris Harvey | 6–4–1 | 4–0 | 1st | W Elks | ||||
| 1954 | Morris Harvey | 8–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L Cigar | ||||
| 1955 | Morris Harvey | 4–5 | 2–0 | NA | |||||
| 1956 | Morris Harvey | 5–4 | 1–0 | NA | |||||
| Morris Harvey: | 63–33–4 | 35–6–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 63–33–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b Alderson Propps resigned after the first two games of the 1946 season. King replaced him as head coach and led Morris Harvey for the final five games of the season. The Golden Eagles finished 2–5 overall and 2–3 in West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play.
References
edit- ^ "Eagle Coach's Old School Too Strong". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 22, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Eddie King Resigns Morris Harvey Post". Post Herald and Register. Beckley, West Virginia. Associated Press. April 28, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "College Coach Quits". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 15, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Morris Harvey Names Eddie King Head Coach". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. November 18, 1946. p. 19. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Eddie King's Services Wed". Raleigh Register. Beckley, West Virginia. United Press International. August 13, 1963. p. 8. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
