Villa worked hard all his life, but could play, too
.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Charlie Villa, front row, third from left, poses with his 1948-49 St. Mary’s High School basketball teammates. Villa was the team’s leading scorer. He also excelled on the baseball diamond for the Cougars and later played both sports at the College of St. Joseph. Courtesy of the Villa family Charley Villa was a modest man, though never to a fault. If he’d had the back-in-my-day gene, what col...
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