Charley Scales
| Born: |
January 11, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| College | Indiana University |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1960–1961 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1962–1965 | Cleveland Browns |
| 1966 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1967 | Montreal Alouettes |
Charley Scales is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, and Atlanta Falcons. His final season was played in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes, for which he played 13 games, gaining 370 yards on 101 carries, with 2 touchdowns.
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
A Pittsburgh native, Scales played his first two NFL seasons with the Steelers, signing with the team as a free agent.[1] As a backup to fullback John Henry Johnson, Scales carried the ball 26 times for 81 yards in 1960 and 50 times for 184 yards in 1961. He did not score a touchdown as a member of the Steelers.[2]
Cleveland Browns
Scales was traded to Cleveland prior to the 1962 exhibition season for one of Cleveland's two 1963 fifth round draft picks (the Browns had acquired a second fifth round pick in a trade with Detroit).[3] Scales was acquired, according to Browns head coach Paul Brown, to compete with Preston Powell as a backup fullback to Jim Brown. Coach Brown said that Scales had "bothered" the Browns in exhibition games. That, plus the fact that the Steelers had selected fullback Bob Ferguson in the first round of the 1962 NFL Draft, thus making Scales expendable, prompted the trade.[4]
References
- ↑ Chuck Heaton (March 27, 1962). ""Browns Acquire Steelers' Scales"". Cleveland Plain Dealer.
- ↑ "Charlie Scales Statistics on JustSports.com". Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Cleveland Browns Draft History 1960s". Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ↑ Chuck Heaton (March 27, 1962). ""Browns Acquire Steelers' Scales"". Cleveland Plain Dealer.