DR. CHARLES “PRUNER” WEST

• Started his career at W&J in 1920 playing football and throwing the javelin in track

• Captained the track team in 1924

• Quarterback on the 1921 Rose Bowl team that played California to a scoreless tie

• First African-American quarterback to play in the Rose Bowl

• Named as a Walter Camp All-American honorable mention in 1923

• In 1978 he was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from W&J

• Inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1979

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