Charles Teetai Ane Jr. (January 25, 1931 – May 9, 2007) was an

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offensive lineman who played in the

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(NFL) for the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the

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Early years

Ane excelled in baseball, basketball and track as well as football at the Punahou School in

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. He was a key two-way lineman on the powerful Buffanblu teams of the late 1940s. He was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame. In 2015, he was inducted into the

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College career

Ane attended

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, before transferring to the

. He was a two-way tackle and quarterback in the single wing offense. He also played baseball before leaving a year early for the NFL. He was an All-Coast selection in the early 1950s. In 2007, he was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall Of Fame.

Professional career

Ane was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round (49th overall) of the

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. As a rookie, he was a backup for center

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. The next year was named the starter at

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. After his third year. he was rotated between the center and the right tackle positions throughout his career. He was elected to the

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in 1956 and 1958. He helped the Lions to three division titles, two NFL championships and was voted team captain from 1958 to 1959. He only missed one game during his seven-year career. Ane was selected by the

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in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft, but he opted to retire instead of reporting to the team.

Coaching career

Ane served as head football coach at Damien Memorial School on Oahu and St. Anthony High School on Maui and was an assistant coach at Punahou, Radford High School and

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. Ane was later an assistant coach under his son at Punahou for four seasons from 1999 to 2003.

Personal life

His son, Charles "Kale" Teetai Ane III played at

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and for seven seasons in the NFL before becoming head football coach at Punahou School. Ane died on May 9, 2007 in Honolulu. He was 76 years old and died after prolonged health issues.

References

External links

Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame Profile
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