Charley Riffle
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Dillonvale, Ohio, U.S.
Sun City West, Arizona, U.S.
 Riffle at Notre Dame, 1938 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 6, 1918 Dillonvale, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 2002 (aged 84) Sun City West, Arizona, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Warren G. Harding (OH) |
| College | Notre Dame |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Charles Francis Riffle (January 6, 1918 – February 28, 2002), also known as Chuck Riffle, was an American football player and coach. He played for Notre Dame from 1937 to 1939. He played professional football in the National Football League for the Cleveland Rams in 1944. While serving in the Navy, he played for the 1945 Fleet City Bluejackets football team. After the war, he played in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees from 1946 to 1948.
Riffle was born in Dillonville, Ohio, in 1918. He attended Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Ohio.[1]
Notre Dame
Riffle played college football for Notre Dame as a fullback in 1937 and at right guard in 1938 and 1939. He missed most of the 1938 season with a broken leg.[2]
High school coach
After graduating from Notre Dame, Riffle coached football and basketball at Vincentian High School in Albany, New York, from 1940 to 1941 and at La Salle Institute in Troy, New York, from 1942 to 1943.[3][4][5]