height_ft weight_lbs playing_years databasefootball death_place death_date coaching_years birth_place coaching_teams article_title position playing_teams birth_date height_in college name
5 144 1921 1924 1926 waycha01 honey brook , pennsylvania 31 january 1988 1921 embreeville , pennsylvania dayton charley way
 halfback , quarterback canton bulldogs frankford yellow jackets philadelphia quakers 29 december 1897 8 penn state charley way
charley way

charles ash `` pie '' way -lrb- december 29 , 1897 -- january 31 , 1988 -rrb- was a college football coach and professional american football player .
way was recognized as a consensus all-american halfback at penn state university in 1920 and an all-pro for the frankford yellow jackets in 1924 .
after leading the penn state nittany lions football team to an undefeated 1920 season , the tiny -lrb- 144 lb . -rrb-
but speedy way began his professional career in the national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- ; first with the canton bulldogs in 1921 and became an all-pro as a member of fellow nittany lion , punk berryman 's frankford yellow jackets in 1924 .
he was a member of the 1926 american football league champion philadelphia quakers .
way coached football at the university of dayton and virginia tech .
he earned a bachelor of arts degree in finance from penn state university in 1921 and had a long career with the internal revenue service following his playing days .
he lived in thorndale , pennsylvania until his death at age 90 .
