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Len Charpier

Personal information

Born:

February 17, 1897
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Died:

October 3, 1947 (aged 50)
Evergreen Park, Illinois, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Weight:

235 lb (107 kg)

Career information

College:

Illinois

Position:

Fullback, halfback, guard

Career history

Pullman Thorns (1918-1919)
Chicago Thorns-Tornadoes (1920)
Chicago Cardinals (1920)

Career highlights and awards

National champion (1919)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Leonard Louis Charpier (February 17, 1897 – October 3, 1947) was an American football player. He was sometimes known by the nickname "Tank" and was "rated as one of the hardest hitting fullbacks who ever donned a moleskin."^[1]

Charpier was born in 1897 in Chicago. He attended the University of Illinois where he played freshman football as a guard in 1915 and varsity football, again as a guard, in 1916. He was selected by Walter Eckersall on the 1916 all-conference team.^[2] In 1917, he played at the fullback position for Illinois.^[3] The Daily Illini noted at the time: "Being almost as broad as he is tall he is rather hard to tackle and it must be an almost perfect tackle to bring him down. . . . The real superiority of Charpier lies in his ability to run ends. The opponents are never sure when he intends to punt or run."^[4]

He later played semipro football as a fullback position for the Pullman Thorns from 1918 to 1919 and the combined Chicago Thorns-Tornadoes team in 1920.^[5]^[6]

He also appeared in one game for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) at the end of the 1920 season.^[7] He appeared as the right halfback position for the Cardinals in a loss to the Chicago Staleys on December 5, 1920.^[8]

Charpier later became a medical doctor, working in the Roseland section of Chicago for more than 25 years. He died in 1947 of a heart attack at the Little Mary of Hospital in Evergreen Park, Illinois.^[7]^[9]

References

^ "Bucheit Heads List of 'I' Comebackers". The Daily Illini. October 28, 1920. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "All Critics Pick Macomber For All-Conference Captain". The Daily Illini. November 28, 1916. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Badgers Beaten by Lack of Punch". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 21, 1917. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Zuppke Holds Advantage Over Coach Stagg's Men". The Daily Illini. October 31, 1917. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pullman Thorns Bump Gary, 22-0 Charpier, Former Illinois Star, Sparkls at Fullback for Winning Eleven". The Times. November 25, 1918. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Charpier Bucks Thorns To Win". Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1919. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Len Charpier". Pro Football Archives.
^ "Staleys Defeat Cardinals, 10-0". The Dispatch. December 6, 1920. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dr. Leonard Louis Charpier". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e 1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football—national champions
Len Charpier Jack Crangle Jack Depler Bernie Halstrom Burt Ingwersen Jake Lanum Milton Olander Russ Oltz Dick Reichle Assistant Coach Justa Lindgren Head coach Robert Zuppke

v t e Chicago Cardinals 1920 inaugural season roster
Willis Brennan Joe Carey Leo Chappell Len Charpier Paddy Driscoll Dick Egan Paul Florence Bill Fortune Fred Gillies Bernie Halstrom George Knight Nick McInerney Red O'Connor Lenny Sachs Clyde Zoia
Head coach: Paddy Driscoll

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