Charles Ackerly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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wrestler
Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1898
Place of Birth: Allegany County, New York, United States
Date of Death: 16-Aug-1982
Profession: amateur wrestler
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Charles Ackerly
- Charles Edwin "Charley" Ackerly (January 3, 1898 – August 16, 1982) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
- He was a 1920 graduate of Cornell University where he competed for the Cornell Big Red wrestling team under Coach Walter O'Connell.
- Ackerly was also a member of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity and Sphinx Head Society. He competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the freestyle featherweight category, winning the gold medal.
- Ackerly is in two "Halls of Fame", inducted into the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame in 1960 and Cornell's Hall of Fame in 1981.
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