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Tom Chantiles

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Tom Chantiles
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Tom Chantiles, 1944
Personal information
Born:(1916-07-02)July 2, 1916
York, Pennsylvania
Died:January 19, 1999(1999-01-19) (aged 82)
Mission Viejo, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:USC
Position:Tackle
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Thomas James Chantiles (July 2, 1916 – January 19, 1999) was an American football player.

Early years

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Chantiles was born in 1916 in York, Pennsylvania.[1] He attended William Penn High School where he was a star athlete in football and wrestling.[2][3][4]

Chantiles began his college education at Temple and Fullerton Junior College.[2] While at Fullerton, he played for the football team and was a contender for the Pacific Coast heavyweight wrestling championship.[5][6] In the fall of 1939, he enrolled at the University of Southern California.[2] He graduated from USC in June 1942 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education.[7][8]

Professional football

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He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a tackle for the Detroit Lions. He appeared in two NFL games for the Lions during the 1942 season.[1] He was traded by the Lions to the Chicago Cardinals in October 1942.[9][10] He was released by the Cardinals a week later.[11]

Later years

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During World War II, Chantiles served as a staff sergeant in the Army's medical corps in Virginia.[12]

He later worked as a teacher and coach in York. He retired in 1979 and moved to California. He died in 1999 in Mission Viejo, California.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tom Chantiles". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "York Athlete Enters Southern California". The York Dispatch. September 12, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tom Chantiles Wins Mat Title on Coast". The York Dispatch. November 26, 1937. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tom Chantiles Snares Mat Honors on Coast". The York Dispatch. November 3, 1938. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Yorkers at Fullerton". York Daily Record. October 19, 1937. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fullerton Cops Cage Tournament". The Gazette and Daily. January 6, 1939. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brothers Graduate: Thomas and Nicholas Chantiles, York, Receive College Degrees This MOnth". The York Dispatch. June 20, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Thomas Chantiles Graduates At U.S.C." The Gazette and Daily. June 16, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tom Chantiles Traded To Cards By Detroit Lions: Wetterlund Comes from Cardinals for Chantiles". York Daily Record. October 22, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lions Swap Tackler for New Passer". Detroit Free Press. October 22, 1942. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Edward Peel (November 1, 1942). "Bears Oppose Detroit Today Without Halas". Chicago Tribune. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Announce Betrothal of Aphrodite Pappas". The York Dispatch. May 13, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Thomas Chantiles: Former York coach dies". York Daily Record. January 21, 1999. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Thomas J. Chantiles". The York Dispatch. February 9, 1999. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.