Charles Brickley

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Charles Brickley
Naval Transport Service
1921New York Brickley Giants
As player
1917Massillon Tigers
1921New York Brickley Giants
Career highlights and awards

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]

Early life and family

Brickley was born in

Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Everett, Massachusetts
. He stood 5'10" and weighed 181 pounds during his athletic career.

Athletic career

Brickley attended

fullback and placekicker under head coach Percy Haughton. He was named an All-American in 1913 and 1914. During the 1913 Harvard–Yale game, Brickley kicked all five of Harvard's field goals in the Crimson's 15–5 win over Yale.[2] He set college football records for most field goals made by one player in a single season (13) and most career field goals (34).[3] Brickley was often compared to Otis Guernsey, whom was seen as one of his rivals.[4][5]

Brickley also competed in the triple jump at 1912 Summer Olympics, finishing 9th.[6] At the same Olympics he competed in the baseball event which was held as demonstration sport.

In 1917, Brickley became a player-coach for the Massillon Tigers, of the Ohio League.[7]

Coaching career

Brickley's first coaching job was during his senior year at Harvard, where he served as an assistant to the University of Virginia football team during the team's August practices.[8]

After graduating, Brickley was sought by many schools looking for head coaches, including New York University and Penn State.[9] After initially refusing to coach,[10] Brickley eventually accepted the head coaching job at Johns Hopkins University.[11]

Brickley's drop kick to defeat Dartmouth in 1912.

In 1916, he led Boston College to its first victory over rival

Naval Transport Service at the Hoboken Port of Embarkation and coached the Naval Transport Service's football team.[13] Brickley was named head coach at Fordham University in 1919, however the school later decided to cancel the season.[14][15] He was an advisory coach for Fordham during the 1921 season when his younger brother, Arthur, was a member of the team.[16][17] In 1922, Brickley was offered the position of head coach at Northwestern, but the two sides could not agree on terms and the school hired Glenn Thistlethwaite instead.[18]

Owner

In 1921, Brickley and

1921.[19] The Giants lost both of their league games by a combined score of 72 to 0.[20]

That same year, Brickley purchased the Harrisburg franchise in the Eastern Basketball League, which he quickly sold to New York Celtics owner James Furey.[21][22]

Later life

After leaving the Navy, Brickley began working for a

stock brokerage firm.[23] He later headed his own firm, Charley E. Brickley & Co, and by 1921, was reported to have a fortune in the six figures.[24] In 1923, Brickley was indicted on charges of illegal stock negotiations.[25] He was found not guilty of forgery and larceny by a jury on May 28, 1925.[26] On March 1, 1928, Brickley was found guilty of four counts of larceny and bucketing orders from customers of Charles E. Brickley, Inc., from 1925 to 1927.[27] He was released on parole in December.[28]

During World War II, Brickley was a pipe-fitter at a Wilmington, Delaware shipyard.[29] After the war, he worked as an advertising salesman in New York City.[3]

In 1949, Brickley and his son, Charles, Jr. were arrested after starting a fight in a Manhattan restaurant. According to testimony, the fight began when Brickley overheard somebody say "Is that old bald-headed so-and-so Charlie Brickley, the football player?" [30] or "You mean that old bald-headed man is the great Charlie Brickley?" [3] Brickley died the day the charges against him were to be dismissed.[3] He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, Massachusetts.[31]

Family

Brickley's brother George Brickley, played five games for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1913.[32][33] His youngest brother Arthur Brickley played football and baseball for Columbia (1920), Fordham (1921), and Providence (1923). Brickley's oldest son, Charles "Chick" Brickley, Jr. played football at Yale and was a minor league baseball player for the Boston Red Sox.[34][35][36] His youngest son, John "Bud" Brickley, signed with the New York Giants in 1946 following his discharge from the United States Marine Corps.[37] His grandson, John Brickley, was a kicker for the University of Rhode Island. His grandnephew is former National Hockey League player Andy Brickley.[38]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (Independent) (1915)
1915 Johns Hopkins 6–2
Johns Hopkins: 6–2
Boston College (Independent) (1916–1917)
1916 Boston College 6–2
1917 Boston College 6–2
Boston College: 12–4
Total: 18–6

References

  1. ^ "Charles Brickley". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c d "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ^ Remarks, Knoxville Standard, 1913, retrieved 27 July 2023
  5. ^ The One Way Harvard Can Win, The Butte Miner, 1913, retrieved 27 July 2023
  6. ^ Charles Brickley at Sports Reference
  7. ^ PFRA Research. "Canton Wins Again 1917" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-17.
  8. ^ "Brickley Will Help Coach The Virginia Squad". The Christian Science Monitor. August 14, 1914. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Penn State Feels Sure It Will Land Brickley". Boston Daily Globe. December 6, 1914. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "Charlie Brickley Refuses To Coach". The Hartford Courant. December 3, 1914. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  11. ^ "Brickley Johns Hopkins Coach". The New York Times. July 21, 1915.
  12. ^ "Noted Football Trio All In Service Now". April 4, 1918. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  13. ^ "Navy Life Agrees With Bob Kolbe". The Spokesman-Review. November 21, 1918. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Brickley Will Coach Fordham". The Pittsburgh Press. July 22, 1919. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  15. ^ "No Football At Fordham". The Meriden Daily Journal. October 2, 1919. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Brickley at Fordham". Providence News. August 31, 1921. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Young Brickley For Berth". The Telegraph-Herald. September 19, 1921. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign". Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  19. ^ "George Brickley to Captain "Pro" Eleven". Evening Tribune. October 18, 1921. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  20. ^ "1921 New York Brickley Giants Rosters, Stats, Schedule". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Giants Get Franchise of Harrisburg Club". Reading Eagle. November 11, 1921. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Echoes of the Court". Schenectady Gazette. December 22, 1921. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Charley Brickley is Now A Broker". The Toledo News-Bee. June 13, 1919. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  24. ^ "Old Grid Star Now A Broker". The Pittsburgh Press. January 16, 1921. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  25. ^ "Charles E. Brickley Indicted for Theft In Illegal Stock Deals in Springfield". The New York Times. May 16, 1923.
  26. ^ "Brickley, Football Star, Not Guilty". The Hartford Courant. May 29, 1925.
  27. ^ "BRICKLEY IS FOUND GUILTY OF LARCENY; Former Harvard Football Star, Boston Broker, Faces Term in Prison". The New York Times. March 2, 1928.
  28. ^ "Brickley, Ex-Grid Star, Released on Parole". December 22, 1928.
  29. ^ "Harvard's Dropkick Ace Is Pipe-Fitter". Lewiston Morning Tribune. February 6, 1944. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  30. ^ "People: Tough All Over". Time. December 26, 1949. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008.
  31. ^ "Stars of Sports, Public Officials Mourn Brickley". The Boston Globe. January 3, 1950.
  32. ^ "Brickley With Athletics". Christian Science Monitor. July 29, 1913.
  33. ^ "George Brickley Stats".
  34. ^ Kuechle, Oliver (September 8, 1939). "Brickley, Jr. to Yale". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  35. ^ "Brickley Junior Elects Baseball Instead of Grid". The Christian Science Monitor. August 29, 1941.
  36. ^ "Charlie Brickley". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  37. ^ "Son Of Famous Father Signs For Pro Grid". AP. February 7, 1946. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  38. ^ "1980 NHL Entry Draft -- Andy Brickley".

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