Charles R. "Charlie" Soleau was an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 player and coach in the United States.

Playing career

Soleau was an All-American

1932 College Football All-America Team

The 1932 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1932...

 Quarterback

Quarterback

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 for the Colgate Red Raiders (now called simply the "Colgate Raiders") from 1929 until 1932, where he played under Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

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 coach Andrew Kerr

Andrew Kerr

Andrew "Andy" Kerr IV was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Stanford University , Washington & Jefferson College , Colgate University , and Lebanon Valley College , compiling a career college football record...

. He was also named to the 1932 "All-Scout" team by Boy's Life

Boy's Life

Boy's Life is a 1991 novel by New York Times bestselling author Robert R. McCammon. It received the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1992....

 magazine. Parke H. Davis

Parke H. Davis

Parke Hill Davis was an American football player, coach and historian who retroactively named the national championship teams in American college football from the 1869 through the 1932 seasons. He also named co-national champions at the conclusion of the 1933 season...

 declared the 1932 team

1932 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1932 Colgate Red Raiders football team represented Colgate University in National Collegiate Athletic Association intercollegiate competition...

 National Champions.

Coaching career

Soleau was named the head college football

College football

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 coach for the Franklin & Marshall

Franklin & Marshall College

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 Diplomats located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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. He held that position for the 1946 and 1947 seasons. His coaching record at Franklin & Marshall was 7 wins, 7 losses and 1 tie. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #16 at Franklin & Marshall in total wins and #21 at the school in winning percentage .