Coley McDonough
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.
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| Born: | October 10, 1915 North Braddock, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Died: | July 5, 1965 (aged 49) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
| College | North Carolina State |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1939 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1939–1941 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1944 | "Card-Pitt" |
A native of North Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, he graduated from St. Thomas High School there. 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.[1]
Police career and death
Coley later became a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania police officer, and served 15 years with that department. On July 5, 1965, he was shot and killed in the line of duty, when he and two other officers answered a disturbance call.[2] Coley's badge number was 405. Leroy Scott, 25, had gone to the Godfrey residence after midnight on July 5 to see his 16-year old girlfriend, Linda Godfrey, whom he had been barred from seeing. When her father, Aaron, intervened, an argument ensued and police were called to the scene. When police responded, Scott shot McDonough. Two other officers were injured. Aaron Godfrey was also killed, shot mistakenly by police. Scott fled and committed suicide in a nearby field. McDonough's son and namesake, Coleman McDonough, went on to serve as a lieutenant colonel with the Pennsylvania State Police (1983–2008) and later became chief of the Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania Police Department (2009–2015) and superintendent of the Allegheny County Police Department (2016–2021).
References
- http://archives.post-gazette.com/clip/21485825/
- "ODMP". Officer Down Memorial Page.
External links
- Profile, findagrave.com; accessed November 1, 2014
- Forr, James (2003). "Card-Pitt: The Carpits" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 25 (3): 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2014.