Place of death Biak Island, Indonesia Name Chuck Braidwood Positions Wide receiver Service/branch American Red Cross | 1930 Portsmouth Spartans Role American football player Battles and wars World War II Allegiance United States of America | |
Date of birth (1903-10-15)October 15, 1903 Place of birth Chicago, Illinois, United States Date of death January 8, 1945(1945-01-08) (aged 41) College Loyola (Chicago)
Tennessee (Chattanooga) Died January 8, 1945, Biak, Indonesia Education Loyola University Chicago, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | ||
Charles "Chuck" G. Braidwood (October 15, 1903 – January 8, 1945) was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the Portsmouth Spartans, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds.
During World War II, Braidwood was an American Red Cross program director, working overseas to help the Allied war effort. While serving in the Red Cross, he died of a heart attack on Biak Island.
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