Biographical details | |
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Born | Glasgow, West Virginia, U.S. | November 8, 1929
Died | October 15, 2022 92) Burlington, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1960–1975 | West Virginia Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 44–83–9 |
Charles Hartwell Cobb (November 8, 1929 – October 15, 2022) [1] was an American football coach. [2] He served as the head football at West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery, West Virginia for 16 seasons, from 1960 until 1975, compiling a record of 44–83–9. [3]
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