For the 1970s receiver, see Charlie Brown (wide receiver, born 1948).
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Charlie Brown
| 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 / Round: 8 / Pick: 201 |
| Career history |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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| Career NFL statistics |
| Receptions: |
220 |
| Receiving yards: |
3,548 |
| Touchdowns: |
25 |
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| Career Arena statistics |
| Receptions: |
11 |
| Receiving yards: |
129 |
| Touchdowns: |
2 |
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| Player stats at PFR |
| Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
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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. 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. 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
Regular season
| 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 |
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68 |
50 |
220 |
3,548 |
16.1 |
78 |
25 |
Playoffs
| 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 |
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8 |
7 |
31 |
643 |
20.7 |
70 |
3 |
