Meet The Player | The Undefeated Rocket Football Team
Personal Information
Hometown: Portsmouth, OH
Currently Resides In: Bramford, Ontario, Canada
High school: Notre Dame High School
College Degree: Bachelors of Business Administration
College: University of Toledo
Football Facts
Position: Quarterback
Career Interceptions: 18 (UToledo all-time record)
Member of The Team: 1969, 1970, 1971
Team Captain: 1971
Awards:
- Three-time All-MAC Player
- Three-time MAC MVP
- Three-time MVP of the Tangerine Bowl
- 8th in The Heisman Trophy balloting 1972
Career Information
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University of Toledo Hall of Fame (1978)
An elusive quarterback, Chuck Ealey led the Rockets to three consecutive undefeated seasons, going 35-0 as starting quarterback, a record that still stands to this day. He led the Rockets to three consecutive Mid-American Conference titles as well as three Tangerine Bowl victories. In 1971, Ealey’s senior season, he was named first-team All-American by the Football News, second-team All-American by the United Press International and third-team All-American by the Associated Press.
Ealey was the first football player in the MAC history ever to be considered for the Heisman Trophy, finishing eighth in the voting in 1971. Ealey played professional football in the Canadian Football League, leading Hamilton to the Grey Cup in his rookie season in 1972. He retired from professional football in 1978.
College Football Hall of Fame (2022)
Chuck Ealey was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022. His feats on the field will forever be enshrined in college football history. Chuck holds the record for 35 consecutive wins, three bowl game wins with three consecutive MVP awards, three consecutive MAC MVP award, and finishing 8th in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1972.