1. Charles Byron Pell was an American college football player and coach.
18 Facts About Charley Pell
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Charley Pell was an Alabama native and an alumnus of the University of Alabama, where he played college football.
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Charley Pell is most notably remembered as the head coach of the Clemson University and the University of Florida football teams.
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Charley Pell was credited with laying the foundation for the later success of both programs, but his coaching career was tainted by National Collegiate Athletic Association rules violations.
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Charley Pell did not play football until his senior year of high school.
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Charley Pell was undersized at 187 pounds, but he became an all-Southeastern Conference guard and defensive tackle.
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Charley Pell played for Bryant's Crimson Tide from 1961 to 1963, including Bryant's first national championship team in 1961.
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Charley Pell earned his first head coaching job at age 28 when he was hired by Jacksonville State University in 1969.
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In 1974, Charley Pell left NAIA Jacksonville State to become defensive coordinator for Division I Virginia Tech Hokies.
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Charley Pell left Clemson after the 1978 regular season to become head coach at the University of Florida.
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Charley Pell was succeeded at Clemson by assistant coach Danny Ford, who led the Tigers in the Gator Bowl.
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Charley Pell took full responsibility for the violations in August 1984 and announced he would resign at the end of the season.
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That night, university president Marshall Criser fired Charley Pell and named his offensive coordinator, Galen Hall, as interim coach.
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Charley Pell is credited by many with rebuilding Florida's football program and rehabilitating the finances of the school's athletic department.
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Charley Pell was treated for clinical depression and became a spokesman for depression awareness.
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Charley Pell worked as a real estate broker and auctioneer for several years before dying of lung cancer in 2001.
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Charley Pell was survived by his wife, their three children, and two grandchildren.
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In May 2012, Charley Pell was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.