Coley McDonough
Coleman Regis "Coley" McDonough (October 10, 1915 – July 5, 1965) was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals.
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| Born: | October 10, 1915 North Braddock, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Died: | July 5, 1965 (aged 49) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
| College | North Carolina State |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1939 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1939–1941 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1944 | "Card-Pitt" |
A native of North Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, he graduated from St. Thomas High School there. In 1944 McDonough also played for "Card-Pitt", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Cardinals and the Steelers. The teams' merger was result of the manning shortages experienced league-wide due to World War II. Six days before the team's second game of the season, McDonough was drafted into the United States Army.[1]
Police career and death
Coley later became a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania police officer, and served 15 years with that department. On July 5, 1965, he was shot and killed in the line of duty, when he and another officer answered a disturbance call.[2] Coley's badge number was 405.
References
- ^ http://archives.post-gazette.com/clip/21485825/
- ^ "ODMP". Officer Down Memorial Page.
External links
- Profile, findagrave.com; accessed November 1, 2014
- Forr, James (2003). (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 25 (3): 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2014.