Charles "Poss" Parsons
American college football player and coach
About Charles "Poss" Parsons
Lived 1892 – 1942 (aged 50). Charles "Poss" Parsons was an American american football player and basketball coach.
Charles Lyman "Poss" Parsons (May 3, 1892 – August 26, 1942) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the Colorado School of Mines in 1916 and Colorado College from 1919 to 1921.
Parsons was the sports editor at the Denver Post from 1922–1941, and was posthumously inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 1982).
Parsons died at his home in West Yellowstone, Montana, on August 26, 1942, at the age of 50.
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Who was Charles "Poss" Parsons?
American college football player and coach
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Charles "Poss" Parsons was born on 3 May 1892 in Iowa City.
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Charles "Poss" Parsons died on 26 August 1942.
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Charles "Poss" Parsons was an american football player and basketball coach.
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Charles "Poss" Parsons was American.
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