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  • Coley McDonough
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  • Coleman Regis "Coley" McDonough (October 10, 1915 – July 5, 1965) was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals. In 1944 McDonough also played for "Card-Pitt", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Cardinals and the Steelers. The teams' merger was result of the manning shortages experienced league-wide due to World War II. Six days before the team's second game of the season, McDonough was drafted into the United States Army. Coley's badge number was 405.
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Birth Date
  • 1915-10-10
Name
  • Coley McDonough
  • McDonough, Coley
Date of Death
  • 1965-07-05
Birth Place
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death date
  • 1965-07-05
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  • MCDONCOL01
Place of Birth
Years
  • 1939
  • 1944
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Date of Birth
  • 1915-10-10
Short Description
  • American football player
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  • Coleman Regis "Coley" McDonough (October 10, 1915 – July 5, 1965) was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals. In 1944 McDonough also played for "Card-Pitt", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Cardinals and the Steelers. The teams' merger was result of the manning shortages experienced league-wide due to World War II. Six days before the team's second game of the season, McDonough was drafted into the United States Army. Coley later became a Pittsburgh Police Officer, and served 15 years with that department. On July 5, 1965, Coley was shot and killed in the line of duty, when he and another officer answered a disturbance call. . Coley's badge number was 405.