Charles Brickley
American football player and coach (1891–1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Edward Brickley (November 24, 1891 – December 28, 1949) was an American football player and coach. He was a two-time All-American at Harvard and set the college football records for career and single season field goals. He then served as the head football coach at the Johns Hopkins University in 1915 and Boston College from 1916 to 1917 and coached the New York Brickley Giants of the American Professional Football Association—now the National Football League—in 1921. He also competed the triple jump at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Quick Facts Date of birth, Place of birth ...
Date of birth | (1891-11-24)November 24, 1891 |
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Place of birth | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Date of death | December 28, 1949(1949-12-28) (aged 58) |
Place of death | New York, New York, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Fullback |
US college | Harvard |
Career history | |
As coach | |
1915 | Johns Hopkins |
1916–1917 | Boston College |
1917 | Massillon Tigers |
1918 | Naval Transport Service |
1921 | New York Brickley Giants |
As player | |
1917 | Massillon Tigers |
1921 | New York Brickley Giants |
Career highlights and awards | |
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