Coley McDonough

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Coley McDonough
Born:(1915-10-10)October 10, 1915
North Braddock, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:July 5, 1965(1965-07-05) (aged 49)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Quarterback
CollegeNorth Carolina State University
Career history
As player
1939Chicago Cardinals
1939–1941Pittsburgh Steelers
1944"Card-Pitt"

Coleman Regis "Coley" McDonough (October 10, 1915 – July 5, 1965) was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals.

A native of North Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, he graduated from St. Thomas High School there. In 1944 McDonough also played for "Card-Pitt", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Cardinals and the Steelers. The teams' merger was result of the manning shortages experienced league-wide due to World War II. Six days before the team's second game of the season, McDonough was drafted into the United States Army.[1]

Police career and death[]

Coley later became a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania police officer, and served 15 years with that department. On July 5, 1965, he was shot and killed in the line of duty, when he and another officer answered a disturbance call.[2] Coley's badge number was 405.

References[]

  1. ^ http://archives.post-gazette.com/clip/21485825/
  2. ^ "ODMP". Officer Down Memorial Page.

External links[]

  • Profile, findagrave.com; accessed November 1, 2014
  • Forr, James (2003). "Card-Pitt: The Carpits" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 25 (3): 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2014.


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