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| Penn Quakers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 14, 1871 Magnolia, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died: | November 14, 1949 (age 78) Dover, Delaware, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Penn (1893–1896) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1963) | |
Charles M. "Buck" Wharton (November 14, 1871 – November 14, 1949) was an American football player, politician, and athletics administrator. He played college football as a guard for the Penn Quakers from 1893 to 1896, led the team to undefeated national championship seasons in 1894 and 1895, and was a three-time All-American. He later served in the Delaware Senate (1914–1918) and was the Democratic Party's candidate for Governor of Delaware in 1928. He was Penn's director of field athletics and assistant professor of physical education from 1919 to 1931 and head of the University of Delaware's physical education department from 1931 to 1937. He was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963.