Charley Ane

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Charley Ane
Date of birth:	January 25, 1931
Place of birth:	Honolulu, Hawaii
Date of death:	May 9, 2007 (aged 76)
Place of death:	Honolulu, Hawaii
Career information
Position(s):	OL
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	260 lb (118 kg)
College:	Southern California
NFL Draft:	1953 / Round: 4 / Pick 49
Organizations
As player:
1953-1959	Detroit Lions
Career highlights and Awards
Pro Bowls:	1957, 1959
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Charles "Charley" Teetai Ane, Jr. (January 25, 1931 - May 9, 2007) was an American football offensive lineman.

[edit] High school

Ane excelled in baseball, basketball and track as well as football at the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ane was a key two-way lineman on the powerful Buffanblu teams of the late 1940s.

[edit] College career

Ane played college football at the University of Southern California. He transferred from Compton Community College. At USC, he was a two-way tackle and quarterback in the single wing and played baseball before leaving a year early for the NFL. He was an All-Coast selection at USC in the early 1950s.

[edit] Professional career

Ane played his entire career for the National Football League's Detroit Lions. In 1953, Detroit made him the franchise’s fourth-round selection (49th overall) in the NFL Draft. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in 1956 and 1958. He helped the Lions to three division titles, two NFL championships and was voted team captain from 1958-59.

[edit] Coaching

Ane served as head football coach at Damien Memorial High School on Oahu and St. Anthony Jr./Sr. High School on Maui and was an assistant coach at Punahou, Radford High School and Kaimuki High School. Ane assisted his son, Kale Ane, for four seasons at Punahou from 1999-2003.

[edit] Death

Ane died on May 9th, 2007 in Honolulu.^[1] He was 76 years old and died after prolonged health issues.

[edit] Trivia

• Ane and son Kale, who also played at Punahou and in the NFL, were among the first father-son combos to play in the Hula Bowl.

• Ane was selected to five athletics halls of fame — Punahou, USC, Detroit Lions, Samoan and Hawai'i Sports.

• One of Ane's former players that he coached in high school was current Tennessee Titans Offensive Coordinator and Punahou alumnus Norm Chow.

[edit] External links

• Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame Profile

[edit] References