Chic Harley
American football player
Died when: 79 years 218 days (955 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Charles Wesley "Chic" Harley (September 15, 1895 – April 21, 1974) was an American football player and athlete, often credited with bringing Ohio State University's football program to national attention.
Harley was Ohio State's first consensus first-team All-America selection and first three-time All-America selection.In 1951, he became a charter inductee in the College Football Hall of Fame.
In 1941, James Thurber described Harley's running skills for the New York City newspaper, PM, "If you never saw him run with a football, I can't describe it to you.
It wasn't like Red Grange or Tom Harmon or anybody else.It was kind of a cross between music and cannon fire, and it brought your heart up under your ears."
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