Charley Brewer (fullback)

Charley Brewer (March 8, 1873 – June 13, 1958) was an

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player. Brewer attended

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, where he played for the

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team. He was recognized as a consensus first-team

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three times at the fullback position – in

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, 1893,

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, and was inducted into the

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in 1971. 1873 births 1958 deaths Players of American football from Honolulu 19th-century players of American football American football fullbacks American football drop kickers Harvard Crimson football players All-American college football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees {{Runningback-1870s-stub