Charles Brickley Charles Edward Brickley ( November 24 , 1891 – December 28 , 1949 ) was an American football player and coach . He served as the head football coach at the Johns Hopkins University in 1915 , at Boston College from 1916 to 1917 , and at Fordham University in 1920 with Joseph DuMoe as co - coach , compiling a career college football record of 22 – 9 . Brickley also coached the New York Brickley Giants of the American Professional Football Association — now the National Football League — in 1921 , tallying a mark of 0 – 2 . 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 Harvard University , where he played football from 1911 go 1914 for the Crimson as a fullback and placekicker 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 Yale . 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 demonstration sport . 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 New York University and Penn State . After initially refusing to coach , Brickley eventually accepted the head coaching job at Johns Hopkins University . In 1916 , he led Boston College to its first defeat over rival Holy Cross since 1889 . He left Boston College in 1918 to join the United States Navy Reserve . Brickley returned to coaching in 1921 as the backfield coach of the Fordham Rams , 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 National Football League in 1921 . 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 would not coach football after the 1921 season and would work as a stockbroker , shipbuilder , and advertising salesman until his death in 1949 in New York City . He settled in Bronxville , New York , 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 forgery 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 - 1927 . He was released on parole in December . In 1949 , Brickley and his son , Charles , Jr . were arrested after starting a fight in a Manhattan 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 George Brickley , played five games for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1913 . His youngest brother Arthur Brickley played football and baseball for Columbia ( 1920 ) , Fordham ( 1921 ) , and Providence ( 1923 ) . Brickley ' s oldest son , Charles " Chick " Brickley , Jr . played football at Yale and was a minor league baseball player for the Boston Red Sox . His youngest son , John " Bud " Brickley , signed with the New York Giants in 1946 following his discharge from the United States Marine Corps . His grandson , John Brickley , was a kicker for the University of Rhode Island . His grandnephew is former National Hockey League player Andy Brickley .