Charley Trippi turned 100 years old. He is the oldest living member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He lives in Athens, Georgia. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Mr. Trippi played on the Chicago Cardinals in the latter 1940s and 1950s. They won the NFL Championship and he was MVP of the NFL Championship Game. And he was an All-Pro. Players still wore leather helmets and played both offense and defense.
Before the NFL, Mr. Trippi was 1st team All-American at halfback, and played for The University of Georgia Bulldogs. He was one of the stand out players on Georgia's 1942 and 1946 National Champion teams, having served in the US Navy in WWII between '42 and '46. He played in the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl, the Bulldogs winning both of those games.
I've had the great honor to meet him.
