Charles Hockenberry
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 21, 1918 Josephine, Pennsylvania |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1939 | West Virginia |
| Basketball | |
| 1938–1939 | West Virginia |
| Baseball | |
| 1939–1941 | West Virginia |
| 1941–1942 | Allentown Wings |
| 1946 | Rochester Red Wings |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) Catcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1947–1948 | West Virginia Tech |
| Baseball | |
| 1947 | West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–8 (football) 9–7 (baseball) |
| Statistics | |
Charles E. "Charley" Hockenberry (June 21, 1918 – March 15, 2007) was an American football, basketball, baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the West Virginia University Institute of Technology from 1947 to 1948, compiling a record of 10–8. Hockenberry was also the head baseball coach at West Virginia University in 1947, tallying a mark of 9–7.
Playing career
Hockenberry earned his Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia University in 1941. While there, he lettered in baseball, football and basketball. After graduation, he played minor league baseball before enlisting in the United States Army Air Forces.
Coaching career
Hockenberry was the head football coach for the West Virginia Tech Golden Bears located in Montgomery, West Virginia. He held that position for the 1947 and 1948 seasons. His coaching record at West Virginia Tech was 10 wins and 8 losses. As of the conclusion of the 2009 season, this ranks him #11 at West Virginia Tech in total wins and #7 at the school in winning percentage (.556).[1]
He returned to WVU in 1952 and worked in the athletic department until 1978. He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[2]
References
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- Charles Hockenberry at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- ↑ West Virginia University Perspective, Fall 2005.
- Pages with reference errors
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- 1918 births
- 2007 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- Baseball catchers
- Allentown Wings players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- West Virginia Mountaineers baseball coaches
- West Virginia Mountaineers baseball players
- West Virginia Mountaineers football players
- West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players
- West Virginia Tech Golden Bears football coaches
- People from Greene County, Pennsylvania
- People from Indiana County, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
