Charles Clifford McCrath (born February 3, 1936) is a retired American soccer player and coach.
His greatest fame came as coach of Seattle Pacific University where he led the team to five NCAA Division II championships.
[4] Despite his late introduction to the game, he quickly rose to the top of the collegiate ranks when he was named an Honorable Mention (third team) All American in 1957.
This brought him to the attention of David McKenna, president of Seattle Pacific University, a sister school to Spring Arbor.
Once the team began playing in 1974, he worked as a color commentator for local broadcasts of Sounders’ games.
[6] He did not slight his collegiate coaching duties and took Seattle Pacific to the NCAA Division II championship game in 1974, 1975 and 1977.
In 1978, the Falcons finally took the title and McCrath was named the National Coach of the Year.