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‘The Scintillating Sicilian,’ Charley Trippi was amazing, was a winner, was a champion…what an athlete…what a Bulldog…what a life

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Charley Trippi is one of the most dynamic athletes the world has ever seen and a legendary all-time great Georgia Bulldog.

Just two months shy of his 101st birthday, the iconic sporting superhero from the 1940s and 1950s passed away on October 19, 2022 here in Athens at the age of 100.

Born December 14, 1921 in Pittstown, Pennsylvania, Charles Louis Trippi was destined for greatness. Emerging from the famed fertile football fields of talent-rich Pennsylvania, it was sports that kept Trippi from the rigors facing coal miners and into a life of greatness, fame and accolades.