Chuck Drulis
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Charles John Drulis was an American football
player and coach born in Girardville, Pennsylvania
. He attended Temple University
and played seven seasons in the National Football League
. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DrulCh20.htm Drulis, along with his brothers Joe and Albert, who also played in the NFL, was elected into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
Drulis made his professional debut in the NFL in 1942 with the Chicago Bears
but spent the next two-and-a-half seasons in military service during World War II
. He returned to the Bears in 1945 and played there until 1949. Drulis spent his final season with the Green Bay Packers
. http://www.nfl.com/players/chuckdrulis/profile?id=DRU276861
Drulis went on to be an assistant coach, and in 1961 briefly served as head coach of the St. Louis Cardinals
. After Pop Ivy
resigned late in the season, Drulis shared head coaching duties with fellow assistant coaches Ray Prochaska
and Ray Willsey
. Under the trio's guidance, the team won its last two games. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/DrulCh0.htm
Chuck Drulis is credited with introducing the "safety blitz" into the NFL, using the unique abilities of Hall of Fame safety Larry Wilson
to implement the scheme. Chuck's wife, Dale Drulis, was an artist who was commissioned to create the artwork at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
in Canton, Ohio
. The 3 hammered copper figures over the entry depict a running back with a blocker and tackler in an action scene. Dale used her husband Chuck and her sons Chuck and Kerry as models for the figures in the sculpture.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player and coach born in Girardville, Pennsylvania
Girardville, Pennsylvania
Girardville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, northwest of Reading. Anthracite coal deposits are in the region. Coal-mining provided employment and incomes for many of the 3,666 people who lived there in 1900. In 1910, 4,396 individuals called it home. The population was 1,742 at...
. He attended Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
and played seven seasons in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DrulCh20.htm Drulis, along with his brothers Joe and Albert, who also played in the NFL, was elected into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
Drulis made his professional debut in the NFL in 1942 with the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
but spent the next two-and-a-half seasons in military service during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He returned to the Bears in 1945 and played there until 1949. Drulis spent his final season with the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
. http://www.nfl.com/players/chuckdrulis/profile?id=DRU276861
Drulis went on to be an assistant coach, and in 1961 briefly served as head coach of the St. Louis Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. After Pop Ivy
Pop Ivy
Frank "Pop" Ivy was a football player and coach who holds the unique distinction of being the only person ever to serve as a head coach in the National Football League, the American Football League and the Western Interprovincial Football Union.A native of Skiatook, Oklahoma, Ivy was part Native...
resigned late in the season, Drulis shared head coaching duties with fellow assistant coaches Ray Prochaska
Ray Prochaska
Raymond Edward Prochaska was an American football player and coach born in Ulysses, Nebraska. He attended the University of Nebraska and played one season in the National Football League....
and Ray Willsey
Ray Willsey
Ray Willsey was the head football coach at the University of California from 1964 to 1971. During his tenure he compiled a 40-42-1 record. He was inducted into the Orange County Sports Hall of Fame in 1993....
. Under the trio's guidance, the team won its last two games. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/DrulCh0.htm
Chuck Drulis is credited with introducing the "safety blitz" into the NFL, using the unique abilities of Hall of Fame safety Larry Wilson
Larry Wilson
Larry Frank Wilson is a former American football free safety who played for the St. Louis Cardinals.Wilson attended Rigby High School, where a plaque now hangs noting his accomplishments...
to implement the scheme. Chuck's wife, Dale Drulis, was an artist who was commissioned to create the artwork at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
in Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. The 3 hammered copper figures over the entry depict a running back with a blocker and tackler in an action scene. Dale used her husband Chuck and her sons Chuck and Kerry as models for the figures in the sculpture.