Oglethorpe University

Charles Waller received a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education.

He hailed from Griffin, Georgia. He was head football coach at Decatur Georgia High School from 1947-1950, finishing with a 43-3-1 record. In just four years, he won four region titles and took home the 1949 and 1950 state championships, with both of those teams finishing undefeated. In 1951, he joined Ralph Jordan’s staff as offensive backfield coach at Auburn University.
 
Waller was an American Professional Football head coach for the San Diego Chargers from 1969, the last season of the American Football League, to 1970, the first season of the merged National Football League. His total coaching record at the end of his career was nine wins, seven losses, and three ties. Waller was offensive backfield coach and took over for Chargers head coach Sid Gillman on November 14, 1969, after Gillman's resignation due to poor health.
 
He died on September 5, 2009, at 87 in Baker, Florida.