Charles C. Stroud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles C. Stroud

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1870

Place of Birth: Thompson, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1949

Profession: basketball coach

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Charles Crawford "Doc" Stroud (October 23, 1870 – December 8, 1949) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. Stroud was born on October 26, 1870 in Thompson, Connecticut and attended Putnam High School in Putnam, Connecticut.
He graduated from Tufts College in 1894.
At Tufts, he played on the varsity football and baseball team.
He taught for a year at Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester, Vermont before returning to Tufts in 1895 to attend Tufts Medical College and coach football.
Stroud was the head football coach at Rochester University.
He also served as head baseball, basketball and football coach at Mercer University.
Stroud coached at LSU as head coach for the LSU basketball and LSU baseball teams.
He coached the men's basketball team for one season during the 1919–1920 basketball season and had a 19–2 record.
He coached the baseball team for eight seasons from 1914 to 1921 and compiled a record of 75–58–5.
He was also athletic director at one point.He also served as the head baseball coach and athletic director at Northwestern State University.
Stroud died on December 8, 1949 in Natchitoches, Louisiana.