College Penn State Height 1.73 m 1921 Dayton Weight 65 kg | Name Charley Way Positions Halfback, Quarterback Role American football player | |
Date of birth (1897-12-29)December 29, 1897 Place of birth Embreeville, Pennsylvania Date of death January 31, 1988(1988-01-31) (aged 90) Place of death Honey Brook, Pennsylvania Died January 31, 1988, Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, United States Education Pennsylvania State University | ||
Charles Ash "Pie" Way (December 29, 1897 – January 31, 1988) was a college football coach and professional American football player. Way was recognized as a consensus All-American halfback at Penn State University in 1920 and an All-Pro for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1924.
After leading the Penn State Nittany Lions football team to an undefeated 1920 season, the tiny (144 lb.) but speedy Way began his professional career in the National Football League (NFL); first with the Canton Bulldogs in 1921 and became an All-Pro as a member of fellow Nittany Lion, Punk Berryman's Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1924. He was a member of the 1926 American Football League champion Philadelphia Quakers.
Way coached football at the University of Dayton and Virginia Tech.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance from Penn State University in 1921 and had a long career with the Internal Revenue Service following his playing days. He lived in Thorndale, Pennsylvania until his death at age 90.