Charles Edward Gauer (September 24, 1941 – October 22, 1973) was a professional football player, and later an assistant coach, for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. However, he was also a member of the "Steagles," a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers due to the league-wide manning shortages in 1943 brought on by World War II.

As an assistant coach, he helped develop the wide receivers and tight ends for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1952-1961 and 1969-1970.[1]

References

• List of Colgate Raiders players
• "The Steagles"—Saved Pro Football During World War II (ISBN 0-306-81472-2)
• NCAA News Bulletin -Mentions Gauer's death^{[permanent dead link]}