Chuck Baer

Chuck Baer

Biographical details
Born	(1905-09-24)September 24, 1905 Montana, U.S.
Died	May 31, 1987(1987-05-31) (aged 81) Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
1927–1928	Illinois
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1929–1930	Emerson Jr. HS (IA)
1931–1940	Lew Wallace HS (IA)
1941–1944	Illinois (assistant)
1945–1950	Detroit
Head coaching record
Overall	35–21–1 (college) 93–26 (high school)

Charles E. Baer (September 24, 1905 – May 31, 1987) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Detroit Mercy for six seasons, from 1945 until 1950. His coaching record at Detroit was 35–21–1.[1] Baer is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.[2]

Baer was captain of his high school football team in Streator, Illinois, from which he graduated in 1923. He played college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign as a guard. The team won a Big Ten Conference title in 1927.[3]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Detroit Titans (Independent) (1945–1948)
1945	Detroit	6–3
1946	Detroit	6–4
1947	Detroit	6–4
1948	Detroit	6–3
Detroit Titans (Missouri Valley Conference) (1949–1950)
1949	Detroit	5–4	4–0	1st
1950	Detroit	6–3–1	2–1–1	2nd
Detroit:		35–21–1	6–1–1
Total:		35–21–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. DeLassus, David. "Detroit Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
2. "BAER, SR., CHARLES e. | Indiana Football Hall of Fame".
3. "BAER, SR., CHARLES E. | Indiana Football Hall of Fame". www.indiana-football.org. Retrieved April 28, 2017.