Chic Harley
Harley playing for the Buckeyes | |||||||
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| Positions | Halfback Wingback | ||||||
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| Born | September 15, 1895 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | April 21, 1974 (aged 78) Danville, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | East (Columbus, Ohio) | ||||||
| College | Ohio State (1916–1917, 1919) | ||||||
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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-American 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."