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Charles Ceppi

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Charles Ceppi
Princeton Tigers
PositionTackle
Personal information
Born:May 8, 1911
New York, U.S.
Died:January 13, 1983 (age 71)
Palm Beach County, California, U.S.
Career history
CollegePrinceton (1933)
Career highlights and awards

Charles Barrus Ceppi (May 8, 1911 – January 13, 1983) was an American football player. He attended Princeton University and played college football for the Princeton Tigers, including Fritz Crisler's undefeated 1933 team that has been recognized as a national co-champion. Ceppi was selected by multiple organizations, including the Football Writers Association of America, the International News Service, Liberty magazine, the North American Newspaper Alliance, and the Central Press Association, as a first-team tackle on the 1933 College Football All-America Team.[1][2][3] He later became a physician with a practice in Rhode Island. He sustained a stroke in 1976 and died in 1983.[4]

References

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  1. ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1165. ISBN 1401337031.
  2. ^ "N.A.N.A. All-American". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1933.
  3. ^ William Ritt (Central Press Sports Editor) (December 7, 1933). "Here's 1933 All-American Football Team Selected By Players: Players Selected By Grid Captains". Evening Independent. Massillon, OH. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Memorials". Princeton Alumni Weekly. March 9, 1983. p. 29.