Charlie Copley
| Position: | End / Guard / Tackle | ||
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| Date of birth: | September 1, 1887 | ||
| Place of birth: | Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania | ||
| Date of death: | May 29, 1944 (aged 56)[1] | ||
| Place of death: | Reading, Pennsylvania | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||
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Muhlenberg College, University of Missouri-Rolla | ||
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Charles Francis Copley was a professional football player who played for the Akron Pros and the Milwaukee Badgers of the National Football League. Copely won an NFL championship in 1920 with Akron. He was also a former teammate of Fritz Pollard during his time with the Pros and the Badgers. In 1923 Charles became the coach of the Gilberton Cadamounts. This caused Copley to recruit Pollard to play for Gilberton, making Pollard the first African-American to play football in Pennsylvania's coal region.[2] In 1917, Copley played alongside Bob Nash for the Massillon Tigers. The Tigers played in the "Ohio League", which was the direct predecessor to the NFL.[3]
References
- ↑ "Charlie Copley - The Pro Football Archives". profootballarchives.com. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ Ross, C.K. (2005). Race and Sport: The Struggle for Equality on and Off the Field. University Press of Mississippi. p. 11. ISBN 9781578068975. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ PFRA Research. "Canton Wins Again 1917" (PDF). Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association): 1–5.
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