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Charles A. “Chuck” Sweeney

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Charles A. “Chuck” Sweeney

Birth
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA
Death
31 Jul 1999 (aged 85)
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.6948017, Longitude: -86.2431009
Plot
Section K, row 10, lot 66
Memorial ID
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College Football Player. He came to South Bend in 1934 to attend the University Notre Dame. He graduated in 1938 and achieved consensus All American status as an end on the 1937 football team. He earned three monograms in football and was also a member of the basketball team. As a college senior he led the nation in the total number of votes for the College All-Stars, who played and defeated the World Champion Washington Redskins at Soldier Field in Chicago. He also started in the East-West Shrine game in San Francisco. Upon graduation he joined the National Football League and officiated for twenty-five years. He was the branch manager of Sinclair Refining Company until his retirement in 1968, after which he accepted a management position at the University of Notre Dame from which he retired in 1980.
College Football Player. He came to South Bend in 1934 to attend the University Notre Dame. He graduated in 1938 and achieved consensus All American status as an end on the 1937 football team. He earned three monograms in football and was also a member of the basketball team. As a college senior he led the nation in the total number of votes for the College All-Stars, who played and defeated the World Champion Washington Redskins at Soldier Field in Chicago. He also started in the East-West Shrine game in San Francisco. Upon graduation he joined the National Football League and officiated for twenty-five years. He was the branch manager of Sinclair Refining Company until his retirement in 1968, after which he accepted a management position at the University of Notre Dame from which he retired in 1980.


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  • Created by: Mel Bashore
  • Added: Feb 13, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33799801/charles_a-sweeney: accessed ), memorial page for Charles A. “Chuck” Sweeney (5 May 1914–31 Jul 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33799801, citing Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Mel Bashore (contributor 46894669).