Chuck Braidwood
American football player
Died when: 41 years 85 days (494 months)Star Sign: Libra
Charles Grant Braidwood (October 15, 1903 – January 8, 1945) was a professional American football player who played end for four seasons for the Portsmouth Spartans, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds.
After ending his playing career, Braidwood was a wrestling referee in Tennessee.During World War II, he was an American Red Cross program director, working overseas to help the Allied war effort.
While serving in the Red Cross, he died of a heart attack on Biak Island.He is buried in Fort William McKinley in Manila, Philippines.
Braidwood was the son of James Grant Braidwood (1865–1935) and Cornelia Mayerhofernee McDole (1864–1921).He was one of 4 children; his siblings were Louise I Braidwood, Andrew W.
Braidwood and Edna Braidwood.