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Charlie Brown (wide receiver, born 1958)






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For the 1970s receiver, see Charlie Brown (wide receiver, born 1948).

Charlie Brown
No. 87, 89
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1958-10-29) October 29, 1958 (age 65)
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 / Round: 8 / Pick: 201
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:220
Receiving yards:3,548
Touchdowns:25
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:11
Receiving yards:129
Touchdowns:2
Player stats at PFR · 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.

He played college footballatSouth Carolina State University and was drafted 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[edit]

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Bold Career high

Regular season[edit]

Year Team Games Receiving
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
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.

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