Charles Hockenberry

Charles Hockenberry
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football, basketball, baseball
Born	(1918-06-21)June 21, 1918 Josephine, Pennsylvania
Died	March 15, 2007(2007-03-15) (aged 88) Morgantown, West Virginia
Playing career
Football
1938–1939	West Virginia
Basketball
1938–1939	West Virginia
Baseball
1939–1941	West Virginia
1941–1942	Allentown Wings
1946	Rochester Red Wings
Position(s)	Halfback (football) Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1947–1948	West Virginia Tech
Baseball
1947	West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall	10–8 (football) 9–7 (baseball)

Charles E. "Charley" Hockenberry (June 21, 1918 – March 15, 2007) was an American football, basketball, baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the West Virginia University Institute of Technology from 1947 to 1948, compiling a record of 10–8. Hockenberry was also the head baseball coach at West Virginia University in 1947, tallying a mark of 9–7.

Playing career

Hockenberry earned his Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia University in 1941. While there, he lettered in baseball, football and basketball. After graduation, he played minor league baseball before enlisting in the United States Army Air Forces.

Coaching career

Hockenberry was the head football coach for the West Virginia Tech Golden Bears located in Montgomery, West Virginia. He held that position for the 1947 and 1948 seasons. His coaching record at West Virginia Tech was 10 wins and 8 losses. As of the conclusion of the 2009 season, this ranks him #11 at West Virginia Tech in total wins and #7 at the school in winning percentage (.556).^[1]

He returned to WVU in 1952 and worked in the athletic department until 1978. He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.^[2]

References

↑ DeLassus, David. "West Virginia Tech Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
↑ West Virginia University Perspective, Fall 2005.

External links

Charles Hockenberry at the College Football Data Warehouse

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

West Virginia Mountaineers head baseball coaches

No coach (1892–1893)
A. R. Stahlings (1894–1896)
J. E. B. Sweeney (1897–1898)
Owen Altman (1899–1900)
H. Brown (1901)
Lee Hutchinson (1902–1905)
Carl Forkum (1906–1908)
Dick Nebinger (1909)
J. L. Core (1910)
L. L. McClure (1911)
John Gronninger (1912)
Charlie Hickman (1913)
B. P. Pattison (1914)
Charlie Hickman (1915–1917)
Skeeter Shelton (1918–1920)
Ira Rodgers (1921–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Ira Rodgers (1946)
Charles Hockenberry (1947)
Steve Harrick (1948–1967)
Dale Ramsburg (1968–1994)
Greg Van Zant (1995–2012)
Randy Mazey (2013– )

West Virginia Tech Golden Bears head football coaches

Unknown (1907–1912)
No team (1913–1919)
Robert Fudge (1920)
Red Weaver (1921)
R. C. Garrison (1922)
Homer C. Martin (1923–1926)
C. R. McGillivray (1927)
Ken Shroyer (1928–1933)
M. L. Shearer (1934)
Steve Harrick (1935–1946)
Charles Hockenberry (1947–1948)
Herb Royer (1949–1950)
Don L. Phillips (1951–1956)
Ray H. Watson (1957–1959)
Charley Cobb (1960–1975)
Roy Lucas (1976–1982)
Jim Heal (1983–1988)
Bob Gobel (1989)
Jim Marsh (1990)
Kevin Bradley (1991)
Bob Gobel (1992–1995)
Paul Price (1996–1998)
Mike Springston (1999–2002)
Mauro Monz (2003–2004)
Bill Briggs (2005)
Shane Beatty (2006–2007)
Scott Tinsley (2008–2011)

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