Blondy Wallace

Blondy Wallace

Wallace pictured in the 1906 Canton football photo
Date of death	March 5, 1937 (aged 57)
Place of death	Egg Harbor, New Jersey
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle
Weight	240 lb (110 kg)
College	Penn
Career history
As coach
1901	Philadelphia Athletic Club
1902	Philadelphia Athletics
1905	Canton Athletic Club
1906	Canton Bulldogs
As player
1901	Philadelphia Athletic Club
1902	Philadelphia Athletics
1902	"New York"
1902	Syracuse Athletic Club
1903	Franklin Athletic Club
1905	Canton Athletic Club
1906	Canton Bulldogs
Career highlights and awards
2x New Jersey state champion (1896, 1897) 2x Second Team Walter Camp All-American "U.S. Pro Football Title" (1903) Played in First Pro Football Night Game Played in First Indoor Pro Football Game 2x World Series of Football winner Accused of fixing the 1906 Ohio championship Overall coaching record: 25-6-2

Charles Edgar "Blondy" Wallace (died March 5, 1937) was an early professional football player. He was a 240-pound, former Walter Camp second-team All-American tackle from the University of Pennsylvania. He also played two years at Peddie Institute, in New Jersey, winning state championships in 1896 and 1897. During his professional playing career he was involved in almost every major event in professional football between 1902 and 1907. Over that timespan he played for the independent Philadelphia Athletic Club, the Philadelphia Athletics of the first National Football League, the "New York" team and the Syracuse Athletic Club in the 1902 World Series of Football, the Franklin Athletic Club and the Canton Bulldogs of the Ohio League.

In 1902, Col. John Rogers, owner of the National League's Philadelphia Phillies, decided to bankroll the Philadelphia Athletic Club football team. Upon hearing of this, Wallace approached Ben Shibe of the rival American League's Philadelphia Athletics to see whether the Athletics would be following suit and fielding a football team. Not wanting his rivals to be unchallenged, Shibe decided to form a team with Wallace as the team's player-coach. The Athletics baseball manager, Connie Mack, was then named the team's manager. The football Philadelphia Athletics finished the 1902 NFL season with a 5–2–2 record for a controversial second-place finish behind the Pittsburgh Stars. The league then folded immediately after the season.