Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame
When Giles became the Eagles’ head football coach in 1967, they had won just 12 games the previous seven years and only four games in the last four years, including a 0-10 record in 1966. He inherited just 11 players with college experience, but the Eagles went 3-6 that season. Giles led the Eagles to four straight winning seasons, including an 8-1 record in 1968. Overall his record at CSC was 27-18.
Although born in Chicago, Giles graduated from Alliance High School and was an All-American baseball player and a starting end on the football team at the University of Nebraska in the early 1950s.
After leaving Chadron State, Giles, who was highly respected by his players, coached football for eight seasons at Fort Hays State in Kansas and then was an NFL scout in the Midwest for approximately 15 years. He was one of the instigators of the annual CSC Golf Classic to raise funds for the Eagles’ athletic program. He, his two sons and a son-in-law were on their way to play in the tournament in May 1998 when he suffered an aneurysm and died suddenly.
