Charles Mosley (coach)

{{Short description|American athlete and coach (1888–1968)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = Charles Mosley

| image = C P Mosley.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Mosley pictured in The Round-Up 1915, Baylor yearbook

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1888|3|24}}

| birth_place = Sulphur Springs, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1968|8|25|1888|3|24}}

| death_place = Tyler, Texas, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1909–1912

| player_team2 = Baylor

| player_sport3 = Basketball

| player_years4 = 1910–1913

| player_team4 = Baylor

| player_sport5 = Baseball

| player_years6 = 1909–1913

| player_team6 = Baylor

| player_years7 = 1911

| player_team7 = Corpus Christi Pelicans

| player_years8 = 1913

| player_team8 = Dallas Giants

| player_years9 = 1914–1915

| player_team9 = Fort Smith Twins

| player_years10 = 1916

| player_team10 = Terrell Terrors

| player_years11 = 1917

| player_team11 = Ennis Tigers

| player_years12 = 1920

| player_team12 = Oklahoma City Indians

| player_years13 = 1920

| player_team13 = Pawhuska Huskers

| player_positions = First baseman (baseball)

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1914–1919

| coach_team2 = Baylor

| coach_years3 = 1924–1925

| coach_team3 = Wichita Falls JC

| coach_years4 = 1931

| coach_team4 = Allen Academy (TX) (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 1942

| coach_team5 = Jacksonville HS (TX)

| coach_sport6 = Basketball

| coach_years7 = 1914–1920

| coach_team7 = Baylor

| coach_sport8 = Baseball

| coach_years9 = 1914–1919

| coach_team9 = Baylor

| coach_years10 = 1915

| coach_team10 = Fort Smith Twins

| overall_record = 30–18–4 (college football)
28–65 (college basketball)
47–60 (college baseball)
4–8–2 (junior college football)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships = Football
1 SWC (1915)

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

Charles Philip "Bubs" Mosley (March 24, 1888 – August 25, 1968) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, sports administrator, and educator. He served as the head football coach at Baylor University from 1914 to 1919 and Wichita Falls Junior College—now Midwestern State University—from 1924 to 1925. Mosley was also the head basketball coach at Baylor from 1914 to 1920, tallying a mark of 28–65, and the school's head baseball coach from 1914 to 1919, amassing a record of 47–60.

As the head football coach at Baylor, Mosley compiled a 30–18–4 (.615) record in six seasons. His 1916 team ranked as one of the best in school history. The Bears finished the season 9–1, with wins over Texas, and Oklahoma A&M. The team's only loss that season was by three points to Texas A&M. The Bears outscored opponents 315–27 during the season, winning seven of the games by 15 points or more.

In 1915, Mosley managed Fort Smith Twins of the Western Association. He resigned in early August and was succeeded by Ted Schultz.{{cite news |author= |title=Ft. Smith Pilot Quits |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-arkansas-gazette/159582185/ |newspaper=Daily Arkansas Gazette |location=Little Rock, Arkansas |date=August 6, 1915 |page=2 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} In 1931, Mosley was hired as an assistant coach at Allen Academy in Bryan, Texas under head coach Puny Wilson.{{cite news |author= |title=Former Baylor Coach Goes To Allen Academy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american/159584278/ |newspaper=Austin American |location=Austin American-Statesman |agency=United Press |date=August 25, 1931 |page=7 |access-date=November 23, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} He also coached at Rusk College in Rusk, Texas and was president of the East Texas Baseball League for three years.{{cite news |author= |title=Moseley New Coach at Jacksonville High |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/159584129/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=July 19, 1922 |page=10 |access-date=November 23, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} In 1941, Mosely joined the faculty at Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Texas. The following year, he was appointed as physical education director and head coach of all sports at the school.{{cite news |author= |title=C. P. Mosley To Director[sic] J'ville Athletics This Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyler-morning-telegraph/159584312/ |newspaper=Tyler Morning Telegraph |location=Tyler, Texas |date=July 22, 1942 |page=2 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

A native of Sulphur Springs, Texas, he died on August 25, 1968, at a hospital in Tyler, Texas, after a long illness.{{cite news |author= |title=Ex-Baylor Coach Dies Of Illness |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-obituary-for-c/159582433/ |newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |location=Lubbock, Texas |agency=Associated Press |date=August 26, 1968 |page=4C |access-date=November 22, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=C. P. Mosley Services Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyler-morning-telegraph-obituary-for-c/159582403/ |newspaper=Tyler Morning Telegraph |location=Tyler, Texas |date=August 26, 1968 |page=3, section 1 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}