Charley Trippi
- Chicago Cardinals (1947-1955)
- 2 × Pro Bowl selection (1952, 1953)
- 3 × All-Pro selection (1947, 1948, 1952)
- NFL Champion (1947 )
- Maxwell Award ( 1946)
- NFL 1940s All- Decade Team
- Georgia Bulldogs Circle of Honor
- Back number 62 suspended on College
- Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (1955 )
- College Football Hall of Fame (1959 )
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (1968 )
Charles Louis " Charlie / Charley " Trippi ( born December 14, 1922 in Pittston, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American former American football player and coach. He played quarterback and halfback in the National Football League ( NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals.
Playing career
College career
Charley Trippi studied from 1942 at the University of Georgia and played for the Georgia Bulldogs College Football fullback. After the season, his team played in the Rose Bowl. Since the starter of his team, Frank Sinkwich injured, and was only partially operational, the inexperienced Trippi has been increasingly used and led his team to a 9-0 victory. Trippi was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the game. After this first year, Trippi had to interrupt his studies because of his military service in the United States Army Air Forces and was able to resume this only in 1945. In the game 1945 and as team captain in 1946 he led his team to wins in each of Bowl games. In 1946, the Bulldogs won the league championship. Trippi won the Maxwell Award and was selected to the All American. In addition to American Football Charley Trippi also played baseball and was also elected to the sport in 1946 to the All American.
Professional career
Charles Trippi was drafted back in 1945 by the Chicago Cardinals in the first round in the first place. Trippi signed in 1947 when trained by Jimmy Conzelman team a contract for a term of four years, which guaranteed him a salary of $ 100,000 after he briefly played for one annual salary of $ 10,000 for the Atlanta Crackers a unterklassigen team professional baseball had. Up to this time there was in the NFL with Red Grange only one player, the higher income was assured. Trippi was in his rookie season primarily use time as a halfback. After the season, he could celebrate with his team the NFL championship. In the NFL, the Philadelphia Eagles playoff could be defeated by 28:21. Trippi scored a touchdown and a space gain of 84 yards by running game. The following year, the Cardinals failed in NFL playoff and lost to the Eagles 7-0.
Charley Trippi changed according to the season in 1951 to the position of quarterbacks around 1953 again for a year playing as a running back. In the years 1954 and 1955 Trippi played mainly in the defensive backfield and his team ended after the 1955 season his playing career.
Coaching career
Immediately after his playing career Trippi worked until 1958 as an assistant coach with the Cardinals. He then returned to his old college and was first assistant to the local baseball coach before he took over the office of the Head coach.
Away from the career
Charles Trippi first wife died in 1971. He is married for the second time and has three children. Trippi lives with his family in Athens, Georgia.
Honors
Trippi played in two Pro Bowls, the final game of the best players of the season. He was elected three times to the All- Pro. He is a member of the NFL 1940s All- Decade Team, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.