Chuck Cherundolo

Chuck Cherundolo
Chuck Cherundolo
No. 21     
Center / Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: August 8, 1916 (1916-08-08) (age 95)
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
 As player:
 As coach:
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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Playing career

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]

Coaching career

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]

Awards and Honors

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]

Personal

Cherundolo married Margaret Whitehead; the couple had two children, May 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]

References

  1. ^ "Jus' Passes: Cherundolo Does His Talkin' for Steelers with Deeds". Pittsburgh Press: p. 11. September 1, 1941. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E_YaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8kwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4365%2C4030306. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Redskins 1965 Press Guide". Washington Redskins: p. 14. 1965. http://www.bgobsession.com/mg/mg1965.pdf. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Chuck Cherundolo (PFR bio)". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CherCh20.htm. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  4. ^ "1953 Steelers Coaches". SteelersUK.com. http://www.steelersuk.com/steelers/fifties/1953%20article.html. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Chuck Cherundolo Goes To Redskins". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: p. 26. January 23, 1964. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cQ5ZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6812%2C3104764. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Steelers Announce Legends Team as Part of 75th Season Celebration Twenty-Four Honored as Best Pre-1970’s Players in Club History". Steelers.com. October 2007. http://news.steelers.com/article/81289/. Retrieved 22 March 2010. 
  7. ^ "Hon. John C. Cherundolo (profile)". Syracuse University. http://www.law.syr.edu/deans-faculty-staff/profile.aspx?fac=133. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Oldest Living Pro Football Players". http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/oldestlivingproplayers.htm. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
v · d · eCleveland Rams 1937 NFL Inaugural Season Roster

Jules Alfonse  | Mark Barber | John Bettridge | Carl Brumbaugh | Phil Bucklew | Forrest Burmeister | Sam Busich | Chuck Cherundolo | Bud Cooper | Johnny Drake | Bob Emerick | Wayne Gift | Ed Goddard | Paul Halleck | Ralph Isselhardt | Ray Johnson | Joe Keeble | Ted Livingston | Harry Mattos | Ookie Miller | Primo Miller | Bill O'Neill | Stan Pincura | Ted Rosequist | Ollie Savatsky | Mike Sebastian | Ed Skoronski | Bob Snyder | Jim Turner | Wayne Underwood | Walt Uzdavinis | Joe Williams | Dick Zoll
Head Coach: Hugo Bezdek
v · d · ePittsburgh Steelers Legends team

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