Charley Way Explained

Charley Way
Birth Date:December 29, 1897
Birth Place:Embreeville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Position1:Halfback, quarterback
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:144
College:Penn State
Coaching Years1:1921
Coaching Team1:Dayton
Playing Years1:1921
Playing Team1:Canton Bulldogs
Playing Years2:1924
Playing Team2:Frankford Yellow Jackets
Playing Years3:1926
Playing Team3:Philadelphia Quakers
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Charles Ash "Pie" Way (December 29, 1897 – January 31, 1988) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Pennsylvania State University, where was a consensus selection to 1920 College Football All-America Team as a halfback.

Biography

After leading the 1920 Penn State Nittany Lions football team to an undefeated season, the small (144 lb.) but speedy Way began his professional career in the National Football League (NFL), first with the Canton Bulldogs in 1921 and became an All-Pro as a member of fellow Nittany Lion, Punk Berryman's Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1924. He was a member of the 1926 American Football League champion Philadelphia Quakers.

Way served as the head football at the University of Dayton in 1921. He also coach at Virginia Tech.

Way earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance from Penn State University in 1921 and had a long career with the Internal Revenue Service following his playing days.

Later years and death

Way lived in Thorndale, Pennsylvania until his death at the age of 90 on January 31, 1988.