Charles Chauncey Buell (January 21, 1900 – June 14, 1964) was an

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player and educator. Buell was born in

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, and attended the

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. He enlisted in the

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at age 18 during

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. After his discharge from the military, Buell enrolled at

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. He played college football at the

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position for the

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team from 1919 to 1922 and was selected as captain of Harvard's 1922 team. and was selected by ''

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'' magazine,

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, and the Romelke Press Clipping Bureau as a first-team quarterback on the

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.(Romelke team) Buell also played for the Harvard baseball team. After graduating from Harvard, Buell became a teacher. He taught history at

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in Hartford and then became head of the history department at Milton Academy. He also served as an assistant football coach at Harvard while pursuing graduate studies there. Buell later served as the headmaster at Greenwich Country Day School from 1941 to 1943. In 1943, he joined the faculty of St. Paul's School in

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. He served as head of the department of public affairs at St. Paul's from 1943 until his death in 1964. Buell and his wife, Eleanor had a son, Charles C. Buell.

References

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