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C. C. Poindexter

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C. C. Poindexter
Biographical details
Born(1898-11-20)November 20, 1898
Macon County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 1958(1958-12-24) (aged 60)
Canton, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1923North Carolina
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931Weaver
1932–1935Western Carolina
Basketball
1932–1936Western Carolina

Charles Crawford Poindexter (November 20, 1898 – December 24, 1958) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Carolina University from 1932 to 1935.[1] Poindexter was also the head basketball coach at Western Carolina from 1932 to 1936.[2]

A former University of North Carolina lineman, Poindexter was the head football coach at Weaver College in Weaverville, North Carolina in 1931. He died of a heart attack, on December 24, 1958, at his home in Canton, North Carolina.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Football Media Guide". Western Carolina Catamounts football. 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Results". Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Heart Attack Fatal to Poindexter". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. December 25, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved June 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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