Carney was a member of the Illini men's basketball team from 1920 to 1922. He established the single-season, Big Ten Conference record with 60 field goals (188 points) during the 1921 Big Ten season, a record that stood for 22 years.[3] He was selected as an All-American basketball player in both 1920 and 1922,[4] becoming the first Big Ten athlete to receive All-American honors in both football and basketball. He was named Helms FoundationCollege Basketball Player of the Year in 1922.
He is the only Fighting Illini athlete to earn consensus All-America honors in both football and basketball. He is a member of the Helms Foundation College Basketball Hall of Fame as well as the IBCA Hall of Fame. A three-time first-team all-conference selection as a basketball player, Carney is also a member of Illinois All-Century Teams for both football and basketball.
September 13, 2008 – Honored as one of the thirty-three honored jerseys which hang in the State Farm Center to show regard for being the most decorated basketball players in the University of Illinois' history.
September 22, 2018 – Inducted into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame[7]
Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
January 01, 1970
chuck, carney, charles, roslyn, carney, august, 1900, september, 1984, american, football, basketball, player, positionendpersonal, informationborn, 1900, august, 1900chicago, illinois, died, september, 1984, 1984, aged, manchester, hampshire, career, historyc. Charles Roslyn Carney August 25 1900 September 5 1984 was an American football and basketball player Chuck CarneyPositionEndPersonal informationBorn 1900 08 25 August 25 1900Chicago Illinois U S Died September 5 1984 1984 09 05 aged 84 Manchester New Hampshire U S Career historyCollegeIllinois 1920 1922 Career highlights and awards2 Helms Foundation All American 1920 1922 Helms National Player of the Year 1922 3 First team All Big Ten 1920 1922 Team captain 1921 1922 IBCA Hall of Fame 1975 Retired jersey 2008 Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame 2018 College Football Hall of Fame 1966 Carney was born in Chicago in 1900 He enrolled at the University of Illinois where he excelled in both football and basketball He played at the end position for the Fighting Illini football team from 1918 to 1921 He was selected as a consensus first team All American in 1920 1 He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966 2 Carney was a member of the Illini men s basketball team from 1920 to 1922 He established the single season Big Ten Conference record with 60 field goals 188 points during the 1921 Big Ten season a record that stood for 22 years 3 He was selected as an All American basketball player in both 1920 and 1922 4 becoming the first Big Ten athlete to receive All American honors in both football and basketball He was named Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year in 1922 He is the only Fighting Illini athlete to earn consensus All America honors in both football and basketball He is a member of the Helms Foundation College Basketball Hall of Fame as well as the IBCA Hall of Fame A three time first team all conference selection as a basketball player Carney is also a member of Illinois All Century Teams for both football and basketball After completing his studies at the University of Illinois Carney played one season in the APFA for the Columbus Panhandles starting only one game 5 He followed his playing years by serving as an assistant football coach for several years He held posts as the ends coach for the Northwestern Wildcats Wisconsin Badgers and Harvard Crimson He later worked as a New York Stock Exchange representative for the investment banking and financial services firm of Dominick amp Dominick 2 Contents 1 Honors 1 1 Basketball 1 2 Football 2 Statistics 2 1 Basketball 2 2 Football 3 References 4 External linksHonors editBasketball edit 1922 Helms National Player of the Year 1920 1922 First Team All American 1920 1921 1922 First team All Big Ten 1975 Inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association s Hall of Fame as a player 6 2004 Elected to the Illini Men s Basketball All Century Team September 13 2008 Honored as one of the thirty three honored jerseys which hang in the State Farm Center to show regard for being the most decorated basketball players in the University of Illinois history September 22 2018 Inducted into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame 7 Football edit 1920 Consensus All American 1966 College Football Hall of Fame November 2 1990 Elected to Illinois Football All Century TeamStatistics editBasketball edit Season Games Points PPG Big Ten Record Overall Record Highlight 1919 20 13 206 15 8 8 4 9 4 First Team All American 1920 21 8 38 4 75 7 5 11 7 Pre Season Injury 1921 22 19 258 13 6 7 5 14 5 Player of the Year Totals 40 502 12 6 22 14 34 16 Football edit Season Position Big Ten Record Overall Record Highlight 1918 End Punter 4 0 5 2 Big Ten co champion 1919 End Punter 6 1 6 1 Big Ten amp National Champions 1920 End Punter 4 2 5 2 Consensus All American 1921 End Punter 1 4 3 4 Totals End Punter 15 7 19 9References edit 2014 NCAA Football Records Consensus All America Selections PDF National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA 2014 p 5 Archived from the original PDF on November 26 2018 Retrieved August 16 2014 a b Chuck Carney National Football Foundation Hapac Bulks Large In Basketball Book Toledo Blade March 8 1940 NCAA All America Teams 1919 20 to 1998 99 the Association for Professional Basketball Research Retrieved February 25 2015 Pro Football Reference com IBCA Hall of Fame Illinois Athletics Hall of FameExternal links edit nbsp Biography portal Chuck Carney at the College Football Hall of Fame Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chuck Carney amp oldid 1220172667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
