Charlie Taaffe
American gridiron football player and coach (1950–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charlie Taaffe (April 20, 1950 – October 29, 2019) was an American gridiron football coach who was the head football coach at The Citadel from 1987 to 1996. He is the winningest head coach in the school's history. He was also the head coach of the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes (1999 to 2000) and Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2007 to 2008).
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1950-04-20)April 20, 1950 Albany, New York, U.S. |
Died | October 29, 2019(2019-10-29) (aged 69) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1969 | Clemson |
1970–1972 | Siena |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1973 | Albany (QB/RB) |
1974 | Georgia Tech (GA: WR) |
1975 | NC State (GA: OB) |
1976–1980 | Virginia (QB/RB/LB/ST) |
1981–1983 | Army (QB/RB) |
1984–1986 | Army (OC) |
1987–1996 | The Citadel |
1997–1998 | Montreal Alouettes (OC) |
1999–2000 | Montreal Alouettes |
2001–2005 | Maryland (OC) |
2006 | Pittsburgh (OC) |
2007–2008 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
2009–2014 | UCF (OC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 55–47–1 (college) 29–35 (CFL) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 SoCon (1992) | |
Awards | |
Eddie Robinson Award (1992) 2× Annis Stukus Award (1999–2000) | |
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