Charley Trippi, a do-it-all player for the University of Georgia and the Chicago Cardinals, died on October 19, 2022, at the age of 100, in Athens, Georgia.
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Cardinals owner Michael Bidwell said in a statement that Tippi “will always enjoy a special place in the history of the National Football League, the Cardinals franchise and especially in the hearts of our family.”
A statement from Michael Bidwill regarding the passing of Hall of Famer Charley Trippi.
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Trippi was a member of the Cardinals’ famed “Million Dollar Backfield,” which was assembled by owner Charles Bidwell and won the NFL championship in 1947.
Trippi is the only player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame who has at least 1,000 yards rushing, passing and receiving.
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According to The New York Times, he is survived by his second wife, Peggy, as well as two children, three stepchildren, 15 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.’
Trippi was the all-time NFL leader in total yards by a player at the time, and he is still the only Pro Football Hall of Famer to have at least 1,000 passing, rushing, and receiving yards. He was later named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 1940s and is one of only four players whose number has been retired at Georgia.
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