Charlie Brown (wide receiver, born 1958)
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 29, 1958 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | St. John's Island (SC) | ||||||||
| College: | South Carolina State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1981 / round: 8 / pick: 201 | ||||||||
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Charles Brown (born October 29, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played for the Washington Redskins, helping them win Super Bowl XVII in his rookie season, and Atlanta Falcons. He was traded by the Redskins to the Falcons on August 26, 1985, in exchange for Pro Bowl guard R.C. Thielemann.[1] He was nicknamed "Good ol' Charlie Brown" in reference to the eponymous comic strip character.
He played college football at South Carolina State University and was selected in the eighth round of the 1981 NFL draft. Brown played wide receiver and defensive back for the Washington Commandos of the Arena Football League in 1990.[2] He was slated to be a receiver for the Washington Marauders of the Professional Spring Football League in 1992, but the league never got off the ground.
Brown was head coach of the Savannah High Blue Jackets (Savannah, Georgia) of the Savannah Chatham County Football League. He is currently wide receivers coach of Marlboro County High School Bulldogs varsity football team in Bennettsville, South Carolina.
NFL career statistics
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| Won the Super Bowl | |
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Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1982 | WAS | 9 | 9 | 32 | 690 | 21.6 | 78 | 8 |
| 1983 | WAS | 15 | 13 | 78 | 1,225 | 15.7 | 75 | 8 |
| 1984 | WAS | 9 | 4 | 18 | 200 | 11.1 | 36 | 3 |
| 1985 | ATL | 13 | 9 | 24 | 412 | 17.2 | 48 | 2 |
| 1986 | ATL | 16 | 15 | 63 | 918 | 14.6 | 42 | 4 |
| 1987 | ATL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 23 | 0 |
| 68 | 50 | 220 | 3,548 | 16.1 | 78 | 25 | ||
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1982 | WAS | 4 | 4 | 17 | 242 | 14.2 | 45 | 2 |
| 1983 | WAS | 3 | 3 | 14 | 401 | 28.6 | 70 | 1 |
| 1984 | WAS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 31 | 643 | 20.7 | 70 | 3 | ||
Personal Life
[edit]Charlie Brown is married to journalist Tonya Brown of WPDE.[3]
Brown was inducted into the 2024 Hall of Fame Class of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Redskins Trade Brown for Thielemann - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ^ Sheinin, Dave (June 16, 1990). "CHARLIE BROWN BACK ON FIELD OF DREAMS". Washington Post. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ WPDE (February 2, 2017). "Former Washington Redskins player, Charlie Brown, gives back to students in the Pee Dee". WPDE. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ "The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Announces the 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Class". meacsports.com. November 22, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
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