Charlie Gainor

Charles Edward Gainor (November 22, 1916 – September 10, 1996) was an American football defensive end who played for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) for one season in 1939. He also played for the St. Louis Gunners of the American Football League (AFL) and the Wilmington Clippers of the American Association (AA). He played college football for North Dakota and he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the eighteenth round of the 1939 NFL Draft.[1] Gainor was inducted into the University of North Dakota Athletics Hall of Fame in 1978.[2]

Charlie Gainor
Personal information
Born:(1916-11-22)November 22, 1916
Sargent Township, North Dakota, U.S.
Died:September 10, 1996(1996-09-10) (aged 79)
Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College:North Dakota
Position:Defensive end
NFL Draft:1939 / Round: 18 / Pick: 164
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

References

  1. "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. "Hall of Fame – 1978 Inductees". undsports.com. January 20, 2007. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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