Charles Brock, Columbus
Charles attended Kramer High in Columbus from 1932 to 1935 where he
was earned 16 varsity letters, four each in football, basketball and track. He was selected to the All State Football and
Basketball teams two years each year. As
a way of demonstrating his all around athletic ability his resume would include state
championships in the shot put and discus plus top scorer on the 1933 State Championship
Basketball team. After high school Charles
attended UNL where he was a two sport athlete lettering three times in football and once
in track. In football he was All Big Six
twice at center and All American in 1937 and 1938. He
was the starting center in both the East-West and College All Star games in 1939. Charles
was the second round draft pick by the Green Bay Packers where he played center from 1939
to 1947. He was nominated for All-Pro three
times before his selection in 1945. Leaving
the Packers in 1948 Charles took the job of line coach at UNO, but the Pack
lured him back with the same job in 1949. Charles
has two previous Hall of Fame inductions, one into the Nebraska Hall of Fame in 1972 and
the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame in 1973. He
served as President of the Green Bay Packer Alumni Association for four years and served
as Youth Director for the Green Bay Packer Association for four years. Charles is deceased. |