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| Center / Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: August 8, 1916 | |
| Place of birth: Old Forge, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| High School: Old Forge Junior-Senior High School | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Penn State | |
| Undrafted in 1937 | |
| Debuted in 1937 for the Cleveland Rams | |
| Last played in 1948 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Made coaching debut in 1949 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Last coached in 1974 for the Chicago Bears | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Twice selected to NFL All-Star Team | |
| Career NFL statistics as of 1948 | |
| Games Played | 106 |
| Interceptions | 5 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Charles James "Chuck" Cherundolo, Jr. (born August 8, 1916) is a former American football player and coach. He played center and linebacker for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Rams, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. He was born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania.
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Cherundolo played college football at Penn State, where he was a voted a team captain in 1936.[1] He was named All-America at Penn State.[2] He went on to play ten seasons in the NFL.[3]
He he was hired by the Steelers as an assistant coach upon the end of his playing career.[4] He coached with the Steelers through 1961. He coached a total of 22 years in the NFL with four teams.[5]
Cherundolo was selected to two NFL All-Star Teams during his playing career. He was named second-team All-NFL in three seasons.[3]
In 2007, as part of the team's 75th anniversary commemoration, the Steelers named him as the center on their Legends team. The team represents the best players in the franchise's history through 1970.[6]
Cherundolo married Margaret Whitehead; the couple had two children, Patricia and John.[2] Both his son and grandson played football at the Division I level.[7] As of May 2011, he is the fifth-oldest living professional football player.[8]
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