Charles Glidden Osborne (February 9, 1884 – January 15, 1961) was an American football player and coach.

[1] After studying at Oxford, Osborne returned to the United States and enrolled at Harvard University.

[2] He helped lead the 1906 Harvard Crimson football team to a 10–1, the sole loss being a close game against national champion Yale.

At the end of the 1906 season, he was selected by Caspar Whitney,[3] Charles Chadwick,[4] and The New York Times,[5] as a first-team tackle on the 1906 All-America college football team.

"[7] He also played for Harvard's cricket and association football teams and was a member of D.K.E., Hasting Pudding, Signet and Digamma clubs.