Charles Doak

Charles Glenn "Chick" Doak (October 7, 1884 – April 21, 1956) coached baseball at North Carolina State University from 1924 to 1939 where he accumulated 145 wins, 131 losses, 6 ties.[1]

Charles Doak
Doak pictured in 1918
Biographical details
Born(1884-10-07)October 7, 1884
Guilford County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedApril 21, 1956(1956-04-21) (aged 71)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1914–1916North Carolina
1916–1918Trinity (NC)
Baseball
1915–1916North Carolina
1924–1939NC State
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Baseball
2 South Atlantic Conference (1924, 1928)

Doak also played in the minor leagues and coached several college teams, such as at Guilford College, the University of North Carolina, and Trinity College.

Doak led the Wolfpack (the players were known as the "Doakmen") to the South Atlantic Championship only twice in his 16 seasons as coach (1924 and 1928), but his view that "the best defense is a hell of an offense" made for exciting games. Doak remained on NC State's physical education faculty until 1955. The baseball field to the east of Reynolds Coliseum (a space now occupied by the Coliseum parking deck) was named in his honor, and the name persisted to the fields current site. His sons, Charles and Robert, both played baseball for NC State.

Coach at North Carolina

After Nathaniel Cartmell was fired as the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball coach in 1914 for playing dice with known gamblers, Doak took over as the second head coach for the Tar Heels.[2] Doak was generally more interested in coaching baseball and was not fully focused on coaching basketball.[2] During the 1915–16 season, it was too difficult to get referees and so on some occasions Doak would actually referee games that the Tar Heels were playing.[3] Doak was fairly successful as the head coach of the basketball team, but stepped down as head coach after the 1916 season to be replaced by Howell Peacock.[4]

Death

Doak died of a heart attack in 1956.[5][6]

Head coaching record

Basketball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1914–1916)
1914–15 North Carolina 6–10
1915–16 North Carolina 12–6
North Carolina: 18–16[7]
Trinity Blue and White (Independent) (1916–1918)
1916–17 Trinity 20–4
1917–18 Trinity 10–5
Trinity: 30–9[8]
Total:48–25

References
  1. "'Wolfpack Baseball: A History of Achievement' Exhibition, 2006: NCSU Libraries". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  2. Powell 2005, p. 11
  3. Rappoport 2002, p. 7
  4. Powell 2005, p. 12
  5. "Ex-State Coach Chick Doak Dies". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. April 22, 1956. p. 4-C. Retrieved April 3, 2017 – via Google News.
  6. "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. 2007-08 North Carolina men's basketball media guide 2007, p.177
  8. "2014-15 Duke Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). p. 159. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

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