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...John Hopley, 48, of San Antonio, won the title of World's Champion Liar, awarded annually by the Burlington, Wis. Liars Club. His story: while he and Charley Skorpea were playing pool for the championship of Boggy Creek Bottoms, a fly lighted on the eightball. "Charley chalked his cue-a 47-ounce, solid-oak Brunswick-and knocked the eight-ball out from under the fly so fast that it fell on the table and broke its back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, Jan. 12, 1948 | 1/12/1948 | See Source »

...TIME would like very much to have "Chunkin' Charley" Conerly in its backfield (and his pass-catching teammate, ex-West Pointer Barney Poole, at left end). But neither TIME nor Michigan is trading off Bob Chappuis, who holds the alltime passing record in the Big Nine, as tough a league as there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 24, 1947 | 11/24/1947 | See Source »

...Miss had a 6-ft., 183-lb. halfback, Chunkin' Charley Conerly who, from all accounts, was the greatest ever. Mississippi rooters wanted the noise to be heard far away, so those fellows up in New York would be sure to put Charley on their All-Americas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Eleven Good Men & True | 11/24/1947 | See Source »

Last week, living up to his press notices, Chunkin' Charley completed 20 passes against little Chattanooga in the first half of the game. His season's total jumped to 120-a new national record. Most of Charley's passes went to ex-West Pointer Barney Poole, who is just two shy of the record for catches. Charley was certainly a good All-America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Eleven Good Men & True | 11/24/1947 | See Source »

...other gridirons last week: ¶ At Memphis, once-proud Tennessee absorbed the worst beating (43-13) since Major Bob Neyland began coaching there 22 years ago. The man responsible for it: Mississippi's wonder-boy passer, Charley Conerly, 21, who scored two touchdowns, threw passes for the other four...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: After the Gun Went Off | 11/17/1947 | See Source »

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