Charles T. Nesser (1903 – February 26, 1970) was a professional football player in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ma ...

(NFL) for the

Columbus Panhandles The Columbus Panhandles were a professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio. The club was founded in 1901 by workers at the Panhandle shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad. They were a part of the Ohio League from 1904 before foldi ...

. Charlie played only season,

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in Brazil. ** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' breaks ...

, in the NFL. He was son of

Ted Nesser Theodore Nesser Jr. was a professional football player-coach in the " Ohio League" and the early National Football League. During his career he played mainly for the Columbus Panhandles, however he did also play for a little for the Massillon T ...

, a member of the infamous Nesser Brothers. During the 1921 season, six of the Nessers played for the Panhandles, with Charlie being the seventh family member on the team. The 1921 team was coached by his father, Ted, who served as a

player-coach A player-coach (also playing coach, captain-coach, or player-manager) is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. A player-coach may be a head coach or an assistant coach. They may make changes to the sq ...

. This is marked as the only father-son combination to play together in NFL history.https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/11/sports/the-draft-fassel-s-son-a-draft-prospect.html, Fassel's Son a Draft Prospect, New York Times, 4/11/99

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1903 births 1970 deaths Players of American football from Columbus, Ohio Columbus Panhandles players Nesser family (American football) {{Amfoot-bio-stub