Charlie Brown (wide receiver, born 1958)

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Charlie Brown
CBROWN2019.jpg
Brown in 2019
No. 87, 89
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1958-10-29) October 29, 1958 (age 66)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school: St. John's Island (SC)
College: South Carolina State
NFL draft: 1981: 8th round, 201st pick
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:220
Receiving yards:3,548
Touchdowns:25
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career Arena League statistics
Receptions:11
Receiving yards:129
Touchdowns:2
Stats at ArenaFan.com

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.

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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

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1982 WAS 993269021.6788
1983 WAS 1513781,22515.7758
1984 WAS 941820011.1363
1985 ATL 1392441217.2482
1986 ATL 16156391814.6424
1987 ATL 60510320.6230
68502203,54816.17825

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1982 WAS 441724214.2452
1983 WAS 331440128.6701
1984 WAS 10000.000
873164320.7703

Personal life

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

  1. "Redskins Trade Brown for Thielemann - The Washington Post". The Washington Post .
  2. Sheinin, Dave (June 16, 1990). "CHARLIE BROWN BACK ON FIELD OF DREAMS". Washington Post. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  3. WPDE (February 2, 2017). "Former Washington Redskins player, Charlie Brown, gives back to students in the Pee Dee". WPDE. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  4. "The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Announces the 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Class". meacsports.com. November 22, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2024.