Charles January

{{Infobox football biography | name = Charles January | image = | upright = | alt = | caption = | full_name = Charles James January | birth_date = February 1, 1888 | birth_place = United States | death_date = April 26, 1970 | death_place = Hidalgo County, Texas, United States | height = | position = Midfielder | years1 = 1904 | clubs1 = Christian Brothers College | caps1 = | goals1 = | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1904 | nationalteam1 = United States | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = * {{Medal|Silver|1904 Summer Olympics – Football}} }} {{short description|American soccer player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use American English|date=November 2023}} {{MedalTop}} {{MedalSport|Men's Soccer}} {{MedalSilver|1904 St. Louis | Team competition}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''Charles James January''' (February 1, 1888 – April 26, 1970) was an American amateur soccer player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He died in Hidalgo County, Texas.

In 1904, he was a member of the Christian Brothers College team, which won the silver medal in the soccer tournament. He played all four matches as a midfielder. His older brothers John and Thomas were also members of the silver medal-winning team. His daughter, Lois, was an actress.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27761 |title=Charles January |work=Olympedia |access-date=February 14, 2021}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070901164651/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JANUACHA01 Profile] *{{sports links}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:January, Charles}} Category:1888 births Category:1970 deaths Category:American men's soccer players Category:Footballers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in soccer Category:Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Christian Brothers Cadets men's soccer players Category:20th-century American sportsmen