Al Chesley

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Al Chesley
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1957-08-23) August 23, 1957 (age 66)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Eastern (Washington, D.C.)
College: Pittsburgh
NFL draft: 1979  / Round: 11 / Pick: 296
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:4
INT yards:105
Fumble recoveries:3

Albert Cornell Chesley (born August 23, 1957) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 11th round of the 1979 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh. Chesley is listed as the starting linebacker on the National Champion 1976 Pitt Panther squad.

Chesley was the Eagles starting inside linebacker in 1981, making 16 starts and recording two interceptions to go along with two fumble recoveries. He also had 133 tackles in 1981, but Philadelphia changed up their defensive scheme in 1982 with Chesley losing his starting spot. All told, Chesley played in 48 games while in Philadelphia. Chesley also was a member of the Chicago Bears.

After years of silence, Chesley came forward as a victim of sexual abuse as a child, at the hands of a neighborhood police officer. He was among a group of 200 men who appeared on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show holding pictures of themselves at the age when they began to suffer the abuse. [1]

Chesley is the brother of fellow NFL player Frank Chesley. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Reeves, Anne (25 March 2012). "Anne McGraw Reeves: NFL retiree Al Chesley still bears scars of sex abuse". PennLive . Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Huff, Donald (September 24, 1982). "Athletic Excellence One Branch On the Chesleys' Family Tree". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2024.


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