Charley Pell
Pell in 1977
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 17, 1941 Albertville, Alabama |
| Died | May 29, 2001 (aged 60) Gadsden, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1963 | Alabama |
| Position(s) | Guard, defensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1964 | Alabama (Grad. Asst.) |
| 1965–1968 | Kentucky (Asst./DL) |
| 1969–1973 | Jacksonville State |
| 1974–1975 | Virginia Tech (DC) |
| 1976 | Clemson (DC) |
| 1977–1978 | Clemson |
| 1979–1984 | Florida |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 83–43–5 |
| Bowls | 2–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Mid-South Conference (1970) Atlantic Coast Conference (1978) |
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| Awards | |
| ACC Coach of the Year (1977, 1978) | |
Charles Byron Pell (February 17, 1941 – May 29, 2001) was an American college football player and coach. Pell was an Alabama native and an alumnus of the University of Alabama, where he played college football. He is most notably remembered as the head coach of the Clemson University and the University of Florida football teams. Pell was credited with laying the foundation for the later success of both programs, but his coaching career was tainted by National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules violations.
Charley Pell was born in Albertville, Alabama in 1941. Neither of his parents had completed any education beyond the fifth grade. He did not play football until his senior year of high school. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Alabama, having been recruited to play football for the Crimson Tide by coach Bear Bryant. Pell was undersized at 187 pounds, but he became an all-Southeastern Conference guard and defensive tackle. Pell played for Bryant's Crimson Tide from 1961 to 1963, including Bryant's first national championship team in 1961.
After graduating from the University of Alabama, Pell stayed in Tuscaloosa, serving as a graduate assistant under Bryant in 1964. Charlie Bradshaw, a former Alabama assistant and current Kentucky Wildcats football head coach, offered Pell a position as the defensive line coach at the University of Kentucky. While coaching at Kentucky, Pell met his future wife, Ward Noel.
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