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]
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.
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]
^2007-08 North Carolina men's basketball media guide 2007, p.177
^"2014-15 Duke Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). p. 159. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
Sourcesedit
Powell, Adam (2005), University of North Carolina Basketball, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN0-7385-4150-8
Rappoport, Ken (2002), Tales from the Tar Heel Locker Room, Sports Publishing LLC, ISBN1-58261-489-X
, UNC Athletic Communications, archived from the original on 2008-10-10, retrieved 2008-09-11
External linksedit
Guide to the Lucia Messina Collection on Charles "Chick" Doak 1958, 2013
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
April 11, 2024
charles, doak, charles, glenn, chick, doak, october, 1884, april, 1956, coached, baseball, north, carolina, state, university, from, 1924, 1939, where, accumulated, wins, losses, ties, doak, pictured, 1918biographical, detailsborn, 1884, october, 1884guilford,. 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 DoakDoak pictured in 1918Biographical detailsBorn 1884 10 07 October 7 1884Guilford County North Carolina U S DiedApril 21 1956 1956 04 21 aged 71 Raleigh North Carolina U S Coaching career HC unless noted Basketball1914 1916North Carolina1916 1918Trinity NC Baseball1915 1916North Carolina1924 1939NC StateAccomplishments and honorsChampionshipsBaseball2 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 Contents 1 Coach at North Carolina 2 Death 3 Head coaching record 3 1 Basketball 4 References 4 1 Sources 5 External linksCoach at North Carolina editAfter 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 editDoak died of a heart attack in 1956 5 6 Head coaching record editBasketball edit Statistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing PostseasonNorth Carolina Tar Heels Independent 1914 1916 1914 15 North Carolina 6 101915 16 North Carolina 12 6North Carolina 18 16 7 Trinity Blue and White Independent 1916 1918 1916 17 Trinity 20 41917 18 Trinity 10 5Trinity 30 9 8 Total 48 25References edit Wolfpack Baseball A History of Achievement Exhibition 2006 NCSU Libraries Archived from the original on 2012 02 06 Retrieved 2008 08 25 a b Powell 2005 p 11 Rappoport 2002 p 7 Powell 2005 p 12 Ex State Coach Chick Doak Dies Star News Wilmington North Carolina April 22 1956 p 4 C Retrieved April 3 2017 via Google News FamilySearch org Retrieved 18 June 2023 2007 08 North Carolina men s basketball media guide 2007 p 177 2014 15 Duke Men s Basketball Media Guide PDF p 159 Retrieved 15 May 2015 Sources edit Powell Adam 2005 University of North Carolina Basketball Arcadia Publishing ISBN 0 7385 4150 8 Rappoport Ken 2002 Tales from the Tar Heel Locker Room Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1 58261 489 X 2007 08 North Carolina men s basketball media guide UNC Athletic Communications archived from the original on 2008 10 10 retrieved 2008 09 11External links editGuide to the Lucia Messina Collection on Charles Chick Doak 1958 2013 Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Doak amp oldid 1174170086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
