| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1920-08-06)August 6, 1920 |
| Died | December 20, 2008(2008-12-20) (aged 88) Abingdon, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1940–1941 | King |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1946 | Cambridge HS (OH) (backfield) |
| 1947 | Dundee HS (IL) (backfield) |
| 1948–1951 | Tazewell HS (VA) |
| 1952 | Virginia HS (VA) |
| 1953–1956 | Emory and Henry |
| 1957–1959 | Houston (offensive backfield) |
| 1960–1968 | Emory and Henry |
| 1969 | VPI (offensive backfield) |
| 1970–1971 | Abingdon HS (VA) |
| 1972–1973 | Virginia (backfield) |
| 1974–1975 | Sullivan East HS (TN) |
| Basketball | |
| 1953–1956 | Emory and Henry |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1952–1953 | Virginia HS (VA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 81–40–7 (college football) 39–30 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3Smoky Mountain (1953, 1956, 1962) 2Virginia Little Seven/Eight (1954, 1956) | |
Charles Casto Ramsey (August 6, 1920 – December 20, 2008) was an Americanfootball andbasketball coach. He served two stints as the head football coach atEmory and Henry College inEmory, Virginia, from 1953 to 1956, and 1960 to 1968, compiling a record of 81–40–7. Ramsey was also the head basketball coach at Emory and Henry from 1953 to 1956, tallying a mark of 39–30. He left Emory and Henry in 1957 to become the offensive backfield coach at theUniversity of Houston underHal Lahar.[1]
A native ofCardington, Ohio, Ramsey attended high school inGalion, Ohio. He attendedOhio University andMichigan State University before playingcollege football at King College—now known asKing University—inBristol, Tennessee. DuringWorld War II, Ramsey served as a physical instructor at King College for the Army Cadet Corps and later aboard theUSS Antietam as director of athletics. Ramsey began his football coaching career after the war as backfield coach atCambridge High School inCambridge, Ohio and the following year in the same capacity inDundee, Illinois. In 1948, he was appointed he football coach atTazewell High School inTazewell, Virginia, succeedingConley Snidow, who became head football and basketball coach at Emory and Henry.[2][3]
Ramsey died on December 20, 2008, inAbingdon, Virginia.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory and Henry Wasps(Smoky Mountain Conference /Virginia Little Six/Seven/Eight Conference)(1953–1956) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Emory and Henry | 6–5 | / 1–1 | 1st / 2nd | LBurley | ||||
| 1954 | Emory and Henry | 4–3–3 | / 2–0 | T–1st / 1st | |||||
| 1955 | Emory and Henry | 6–3–1 | 1–0 / 1–1 | 1st / 3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Emory and Henry | 9–1 | 1–0 / 2–0 | 1st / 1st | |||||
| Emory and Henry Wasps(Smoky Mountain Conference /Virginia Little Six/Seven/Eight Conference)(1960–1965) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Emory and Henry | 7–2–1 | / 1–0 | / 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Emory and Henry | 4–4 | / 1–0 | / NA | |||||
| 1962 | Emory and Henry | 8–0–1 | / 1–0 | 1st / NA | |||||
| 1963 | Emory and Henry | 8–2–1 | / 0–0 | / 3rd | |||||
| 1964 | Emory and Henry | 2–8 | / 1–1 | / T–3rd | |||||
| 1965 | Emory and Henry | 3–6 | / 1–0 | / 2nd | |||||
| Emory and Henry Wasps(NCAA College Division independent)(1966–1968) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Emory and Henry | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1967 | Emory and Henry | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1968 | Emory and Henry | 9–1 | |||||||
| Emory and Henry: | 81–40–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 81–40–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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