Charles Jonasen
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Charles Jonasen (December 20, 1889 – March 9, 1989) was an American football player for the Minneapolis Marines, a sandlot, then semi-professional, independent professional, and National Football League (NFL) team in 1908, from 1910 to 1917, and from 1919 to 1921.[1]
Jonasen played with his twin brother, Henry Jonasen, with the Marines. He also played for the Minneapolis Marines amateur baseball team.[1] Jonasen appeared in one National Football League game with the Marines in 1921.[2] He served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I and later worked as a shipping clerk for a flour mill, as the deputy sheriff in the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department, and in the Minneapolis Fire Department from 1928 to 1957.[1]
Jonasen was a member of the American Legion.[3] He was married and had two children.[3] He died at the age of 99 in 1989, and was the last surviving Minneapolis Marine.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Christiansen, R. C. (2023). Mill City Scrum: The History of Minnesota's First Team in the National Football League. Independently published. ISBN 979-8398571127. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Charlie Jonasen Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Obituary for Jonasen Charles, aged 97". Minneapolis Star Tribune. 19 March 1989. Retrieved 17 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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