Charles Edward Brickley (November 24, 1891 – December 28, 1949) was an

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the

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in 1915, at

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from 1916 to 1917, and at

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in 1920 with

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as co-coach, compiling a career

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record of 22–9. Brickley also coached the New York Brickley Giants of the American Professional Football Association—now the

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—in 1921, tallying a mark of 0–2. He also competed at the

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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

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, where he played football from 1911 go 1914 for the

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as a

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and

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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

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. He set college football records for most field goals made by one player in a single season (13) and most career field goals (34). Brickley also competed in the triple jump at 1912 Summer Olympics, finishing 9th. At the same Olympics he competed in the baseball event which was held as

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

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. After graduating, Brickley was sought by many schools looking for head coaches, including

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and

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. After initially refusing to coach, Brickley eventually accepted the head coaching job at

In 1916, he led Boston College to its first victory over rival Holy Cross since 1889. He left Boston College in 1918 to join the

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. Brickley returned to coaching in 1921 as the backfield coach of the

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, coaching his youngest brother Arthur. Brickley coached the New York Brickley Giants (Also known as Brickley's Giants or Brickley's Brooklyn Giants) of the

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. 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.

Later life

Brickley did not coach football after the 1921 season. He worked as a stockbroker, shipbuilder, and advertising salesman until his death in 1949 in

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. He settled in

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, where his two sons attended high school.

Legal trouble

In 1923, Brickley was indicted on charges of illegal stock negotiations. He was found not guilty of

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and larceny by a jury on May 28, 1925. On March 1, 1928 Brickley was found guilty of four counts of larceny and bucketing orders from customers of Charles E. Brickley, Inc., stock brokerage firm, from 1925 to 1927. He was released on parole in December. In 1949, Brickley and his son, Charles, Jr. were arrested after starting a fight in a

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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?" or "You mean that old bald-headed man is the great Charlie Brickley?" Brickley died the day the charges against him were to be dismissed.

Family

Brickley's brother

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, played five games for the

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in 1913. His youngest brother Arthur Brickley played football and baseball for Columbia (1920), Fordham (1921), and

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(1923). Brickley's oldest son, Charles "Chick" Brickley, Jr. played football at Yale and was a minor league baseball player for the

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. His youngest son, John "Bud" Brickley, signed with the

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in 1946 following his discharge from the

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. His grandson, John Brickley, was a kicker for the

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. His grandnephew is former

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player

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Head coaching record

College

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