Stillman College Athletics Hall of Fame
DR. CHARLES ROSS - MEN'S BASKETBALL
A 1955 graduate of Stillman College, Charles Ross, was a four-year captain of the initial four-year college men's team for the Tigers from 1951-55 for Coach L.V. Coleman. Born in Bessemer, Alabama, he played basketball and football at Wenona High School before coming to Tuscaloosa. The 6'2 guard was a consistent and top scorer for the Tigers during its early years of men's basketball and also played tennis. He was selected the College's Best All-Around Athlete his senior year. After graduating with a degree in English, he went on to earn a Master's in Social Work from the University of Chicago in 1960. He served as director of the Community Participation and Action Welfare Council on Chicago's West side from 1964-68. He was a two-time candidate for U.S. Congress. He joined the faculty at Ohio State University in 1970 as an associate professor in the College of Social Work and served as the inaugural chairperson of the Black Studies Department. He served at Ohio State for more than 35 years prior to his death in 2013. He was inducted into the Oho Civil Rights Commission Hall of Fame in 2013. He will be inducted posthumously.Â
