Charlie Gauer

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1921–1973)}}

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| position = Fullback, End

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|09|24}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1973|10|22|1921|09|24}}

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| college = Colgate

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• Phil/Pit Steagles (1943)
• Philadelphia Eagles (1944–1945)

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Charles Edward Gauer (September 24, 1921 – October 22, 1973) was a professional football player, and later an assistant coach, for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). However, he was also a member of the "Steagles," a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers due to the league-wide manning shortages in 1943 brought on by World War II.

As an assistant coach, he helped develop the wide receivers and tight ends for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1952-1961 and 1969-1970.{{cite web|url=http://www.fanbase.com/Charlie-Gauer |title=Charlie Gauer athletic career, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase |accessdate=2015-12-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230213011/http://www.fanbase.com/Charlie-Gauer |archivedate=2014-12-30 }}