Charles "Charlie" Mathys (June 20, 1897 - January, 1983) was an American football

American football

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 player, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay, Wisconsin

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, who played running back

Running back

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 for one season for the Hammond Pros

Hammond Pros

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 and five seasons for the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

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 in the National Football League

National Football League

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. He played college football

College football

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 at Ripon College

Ripon College (Wisconsin)

Ripon College is a liberal arts college in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. It offers small class sizes and intensive mentoring to students. Ripon has a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa--one of the nation's most prestigious honor societies. Alumni have high rates of success in the workforce as well as acceptance...

 and Indiana University. He is in both the Green bay Packer and the Indiana Hoosiers hall of fame. One of the things he is most remembered for is being the quarterback on the first Packer team to ever beat the Bears.(September 27, 1925) Charlie threw a last second touchdown pass to win the game 14-10. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame

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 in 1977. He was inducted with Bart Starr. His Green Bay Packer hall of fame plaque is in his great grandsons possession. His family still has season tickets and they go to every game. Charlie was also a Quarterback and kicker for the Packers.