Carl William Prause (October 5, 1893 â March 26, 1970) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as a second lieutenant in the 118th Infantry 30th Division in the United States Army during World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He was the seventh head football coach at The Citadel, serving for eight seasons, from 1922 to 1929, and compiling a record of 41âÂÂ32âÂÂ4. He died at a Charleston hospital in 1970.