Charley Seabright
| No. 25, 33 | |
| Born: | February 13, 1918 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Died: | March 18, 1981 (aged 63) Bridgeport, Ohio, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Halfback, Quarterback |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| College | West Virginia |
| High school | Benwood Union (WV) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1941 | Cleveland Rams |
| 1946–1950 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Charles Edward Seabright (February 13, 1918 – March 18, 1981) was an American football player from Wheeling, West Virginia, where he spent the majority of his professional career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[1][2] Seabright played both offense and defense with the Steelers from 1946–1950, including stints as the starting quarterback.[3][4] Seabright started every game for the 1947 Steelers in a season that ended in a one-game playoff to eventual champion Philadelphia.[5] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette considered Seabright, who wore number 33, a star player during the championship run.[5] Seabright was one of the last NFL players to play both offense and defense.[6] In addition, Seabright is recognized as being the last professional football player to be a quarterback in the "single-wing" formation, the precursor to the T-formation regularly used by all NFL teams.[7] Seabright began his professional football career with the Cleveland Rams in 1941. However, he left football from 1942-1944 to serve in combat in World War II.
College career
[edit]Seabright attended West Virginia University (1938–1941) where he is considered one of the two best players from that era, the other being Harry Clarke who went on to be a championship quarterback with the Chicago Bears. Seabright was inducted into the WVU Hall of Fame in 2004.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charlie Seabright Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "MSNsportsNET.Com -- West Virginia University Mountaineers". Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
- ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 6, 1948 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3hENAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1750,435901&dq=charley-seabright+and+steelers
- ^ See Also https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6eQMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=imoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1757,4062131&dq=charley-seabright+and+steelers
- ^ a b "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2005. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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