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 201st overall 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 Legend Won the Super Bowl Bold Career high
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 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 8 7 31 643 20.7 70 3
Personal life Charlie Brown is married to journalist Tonya Brown of WPDE.
Brown was inducted into the 2024 Hall of Fame Class of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
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