Charlie Fulton (Canadian football)

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Charlie Fulton
Date of birth1947 (age 77–78)
Career information
CFL status International
Position(s) QB/HB
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
US college Tennessee (1964–1967)
NFL draft 1968 / round: 16 / pick: 413
Drafted by Boston Patriots
Career history
As player
1968–1969 Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
  • National champion (1967)
  • Second-team All-SEC (1966)
Career stats

Charles Fulton (born 1947) is an American former professional football quarterback who played two seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Boston Patriots in the sixteenth round of the 1968 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Tennessee.

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Early life

Charles Fulton was born in 1947. [1] [2] He attended Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tennessee. [2]

College career

Fulton was a member of the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 1964 to 1967 and a three-year letterman from 1965 to 1967. [1] He rushed 118 times for 298 yards and two touchdowns in 1965 while also completing 29 of 59 passes (49.2%) for 425 yards, four touchdowns, and five interceptions. [3] In 1966, he totaled 109 carries for 463 yards and two touchdowns, 10 receptions for 102 yards, and two completions on six passing attempts for 46 yards and one interception. [3] The Associated Press named Fulton second-team All-SEC as a running back for the 1966 season. [4] As a senior in 1967, Fulton recorded 69 rushing attempts for 328 yards and two touchdowns, four catches for 20 yards, and 12 completions on 19 passing attempts (63.2%) for 177 yards. [3] The 1967 Volunteers were recognized as national champions by Litkenhous. [5]

Professional career

Fulton was selected by the Boston Patriots in the 16th round, with the 413th overall pick, of the 1968 AFL draft but did not sign with them. [1] [6]

To Charlie Fulton

He's only just a little guy
In courage there's no lack,
He's on the lips of everyone
Our brand new quarterback.
He came unheralded, unsung
Credentials he was lacking
He'd never led a pro team
In the job of quarterbacking.
But now with two games under his belt
He's got our spirits up,
We hope ere long if Fortune smiles
To see the old Grey Cup.

Norman L. Ibsen, Edmonton Journal , September 13, 1968. [7]

He instead signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League in 1968. On September 13, 1968, the Edmonton Journal reported that Fulton had "taken a stranglehold" on the starting quarterback job after leading the Eskimos to two upset victories against the Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Rough Riders in his first two professional starts. [8] Overall, he played in all 16 games for the Eskimos during the 1968 season, completing 52 of 119 passes (43.7%) for 729 yards, one touchdown, and seven interceptions while rushing 66 times for 297 yards and two touchdowns. [1] He also caught five passes for 48 yards, returned two kicks for 37 yards, and fumbled three times, losing one of them. [1] The Eskimos finished the season with an 8–7–1 record and lost in the Western semifinal to the Calgary Stampeders. [9] Fulton appeared in 14 games during the 1969 season, totaling 47 completions on 104 passing attempts (45.2%) for 611 yards, one touchdown, and 12 interceptions, 25 carries for 151 yards, three receptions for 22 yards, and two lost fumbles. [1] The Eskimos finished the year with a 5–11 record. [10] He also spent time at defensive back in 1969. [11] He was released on July 27, 1970. [11]

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  5. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Champions" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 74. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Charlie Fulton NFL Transactions". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "To Charlie Fulton". Edmonton Journal . September 13, 1968. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Five quarterbacks confuse Esk brass". Edmonton Journal . September 13, 1968. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "1968 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ "1969 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
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