Charlie Brown (defensive back)
![]() Brown in 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Positions | Defensive back, halfback | ||||||||||
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| Born | September 13, 1942 Heflin, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Massillon Washington (Massillon, Ohio) | ||||||||||
| College | Syracuse (1962-1965) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1966: 2nd round, 28th overall pick | ||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1966: 4th round, 32nd overall pick | ||||||||||
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Charles Edward Brown (born September 13, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orange, and in 1968, he played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills.[1] He finished his career in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1969 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he returned an interception for 115 yards and a touchdown, at the time the second longest, and now the fifth longest return in league history.
See also
References
- ↑ "Charlie Brown Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
Categories:
- 1942 births
- Living people
- People from Heflin, Alabama
- Players of American football from Alabama
- American football defensive backs
- Syracuse Orange football players
- Chicago Bears players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- American Football League players
- American football defensive back, 1940s birth stubs
