 Gem of the Mountains, 1927 Idaho yearbook[1] | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1902-12-08)December 8, 1902 |
| Died | March 7, 1952(1952-03-07) (aged 49) North Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1920–1922 | California |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1924 | Nevada |
| 1926–1928 | Idaho |
| 1935–1937 | Humboldt State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1926–1928 | Idaho |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28–19–7 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1PCC (1928) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× First-teamAll-Pacific Coast (1920,1921,1922) | |
Charles Freeman Erb Jr. (December 8, 1902 – March 7, 1952) was an Americancollege football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno in 1924, theUniversity of Idaho from 1926 to 1928, andHumboldt State College from 1935 to 1937, compiling a career coaching record of 28–19–7.
AtManual Arts High School inLos Angeles, Erb was theCalifornia player of the year during the 1917 season as anend.[2]
Erb playedcollege football as aquarterback atCalifornia from 1920 through1922, on the undefeated "Wonder Teams" led by head coachAndy Smith. The1920 team won theRose Bowl and the1921 team tied in the1922 Rose Bowl. The undefeated1922 and1923 teams did not play in the postseason.
In 1924, he coached atNevada, where he compiled a 3–4–1 record. He was hired atIdaho in May1926 as head coach anddirector of athletics,[3] where he compiled a 10–9–5 (.521) record in three seasons. His1927 team contended for the title in thePacific Coast Conference and were co-champions,[4][5][6][7] but the1928 team had a more difficult season, after which he submitted his resignation.[8]
After Idaho, his career record stood at 13–13–6 in four seasons. From 1935 to 1937 he coached in California atHumboldt State, where he compiled a 15–6–1 record.
Erb's son, Charles "Boots" Erb (1925–2013), also played quarterback at California, under head coachPappy Waldorf in the late 1940s. Boots saw action in the1949 and1950 Rose Bowls. The Erbs were the first father and son to quarterback in the Rose Bowl.[9]
Erb died of a heart attack, suffered in his sleep during the night of March 7, 1952, at his home inNorth Hollywood, Los Angeles.[10]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Wolf Pack(Independent)(1924) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Nevada | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Nevada: | 3–4–1 | ||||||||
| Idaho Vandals(Pacific Coast Conference)(1926–1928) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Idaho | 3–4–1 | 1–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1927 | Idaho | 4–1–3 | 2–0–2 | T–1st[5][6][7][11] | |||||
| 1928 | Idaho | 3–4–1 | 2–3 | T–6th | |||||
| Idaho: | 10–9–5 | 5–7–2 | |||||||
| Humboldt State Lumberjacks(Independent)(1935–1937) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Humboldt State | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | Humboldt State | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1937 | Humboldt State | 4–2 | |||||||
| Humboldt State: | 15–6–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 28–19–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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