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John Charles

John James Charles

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: May 9, 1944 in Newark, NJ
College: Purdue

Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 1967 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1967 23 BOS RCB 14 0 1 35 1 35
1968 24 BOS LS 12 11 1 29 0 29
1969 25 BOS LS 13 13 4 46 1 25 0 1 0 0
1970 26 MIN 8 0 1 25 0 25
1971 27 HOU FS 14 0 5 94 0 51 0 1 0 0
1972 28 HOU FS 13 0 2 6 0 6
1973 29 HOU 4 0 2 74 0 39
1974 30 HOU 1 0
Career 79 24 16 309 2 51 0 2 0 0
4 yrs TEN 32 0 9 174 0 51 0 1 0 0
3 yrs NWE 39 24 6 110 2 35 0 1 0 0
1 yr MIN 8 0 1 25 0 25

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1967 23 BOS RCB 14 0 1 6
1969 25 BOS LS 13 13 1 6
Career 79 24 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1967 AFL 1 (8)
1969 AFL 1 (5)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1967 AFL 1 (6)
1969 AFL 1 (3)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)