Charley Trippi

Football Player
BIRTHDAY
December 14,1921
Birthplace
Pittston, PA
Age
99 years old
Birth Sign
Sagittarius
BIRTHDAY
December 14,1921 (age 99)
Birthplace
Pittston, PA

About

Hall of Fame halfback, and quarterback who played in the Chicago Cardinals' Dream Backfield in the 1940s and '50s.

Before Fame

His college football career at the University of Georgia was interrupted by service in World War II.

Trivia

He was part of a bidding war between the AAFC's Giants and the NFL's Cardinals, who both wanted him. He ended up signing with the Cardinals to a four-year, $100,000 contract in 1947.

Family Life

He fathered three children with his first wife Virginia, who died in 1971.

Associated With

He was a member of the National Football League's 1940s All-Decade Team, which also included Bill Dudley.