Charles P. Howland

American football coach and lawyer

Charles P. Howland
Biographical details
Howland in March 1918
Born	(1869-09-15)September 15, 1869 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	November 12, 1932(1932-11-12) (aged 63) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1892	Brown

Head coaching record
Overall	4–4–2

Charles Prentice Howland (September 15, 1869 – November 12, 1932)^[1]^[2] was an American football coach and lawyer. He was the first head football coach at Brown University. He coached the Brown Bears football program for the 1892 season and compiled a record of 4–4–2. Howland graduated from Yale University in 1891, and received a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1894.^[3] He later practiced law in New York City and worked as a research associate at his alma mater, Yale.^[4]

Howland was later a faculty member and research associate at Yale. During World War I, he was a counsel to the Emergency Fleet Corporation and also served on the priorities committee of the War Industries Board. From 1927 to 1931, Howland was director of research for the Council on Foreign Relations. He was killed in an automobile accident on November 12, 1932, in New Haven, Connecticut.^[5]^[6]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Brown Bears (Independent) (1892)
1892	Brown	4–4–2
Brown:		4–4–2
Total:		4–4–2

References

^ Hamersly, Lewis Randolph; Leonard, John William; Mohr, William Frederick; Knox, Herman Warren; Holmes, Frank R.; Downs, Winfield Scott (1929). Who's who in New York (city and state) - Lewis Randolph Hamersly - Google Books. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^ The New international year book - Google Books. 1933. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^ "Encyclopedia Brunoniana | Football". Brown.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^ "Description: Charles Prentice Howland family papers". Yufind.library.yale.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "New Members of Priorities Board". The Commercial & Financial Chronicle. Vol. 107, no. 2783. October 26, 1918. p. 1623. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Yale Head In Tribute To Howland". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. November 14, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .