death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name
clearwater , florida , u.s. 16 august 1982 cuba , new york , u.s. 3 january 1898 charles ackerly
 charles ackerly
charles ackerly

charles edwin `` charley '' ackerly -lrb- january 3 , 1898 -- august 16 , 1982 -rrb- was an american wrestler who competed in the 1920 summer olympics .
he was a 1920 graduate of cornell university where he competed for the cornell big red wrestling team under coach walter o'connell .
ackerly was also a member of the sphinx head society .
he competed for the united states in the 1920 summer olympics held in antwerp , belgium in the freestyle featherweight category , winning the gold medal .
