finalyear death_date debutyear dbf birth_place article_title position birth_date nfl pfr number college
1945 22 october 1973 1943 gauercha01 chicago , illinois charlie gauer
 fullback , end 24 september 1921 gau207645 gauech20 32 colgate university
charlie gauer

charles edward gauer was a professional football player , and later an assistant coach , for the philadelphia eagles of the national football league .
however he was also a member of the `` steagles '' , a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the eagles and pittsburgh steelers due to the league-wide manning shortages in 1943 brought on by world war ii .
as an assistant coach , he helped develop the wide receivers and tight ends for the philadelphia eagles from 1952-1961 and 1969-1970 .
