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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

Career AV: 24 (3751st overall since 1950)

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

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Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1967 23 BOS RCB 25 14 0 1 35 1 35 5
1968 24 BOS LS 25 12 11 1 29 0 29 5
1969 25 BOS LS 25 13 13 4 46 1 25 0 1 0 0 5
1970 26 MIN 25 8 0 1 25 0 25 1
1971 27 HOU FS 25 14 0 5 94 0 51 0 1 0 0 6
1972 28 HOU FS 25 13 0 2 6 0 6 5
1973 29 HOU 25 4 0 2 74 0 39 0
1974 30 HOU 25 1 0 0
Career 79 24 16 309 2 51 0 2 0 0 27
4 yrs OTI 32 0 9 174 0 51 0 1 0 0 11
3 yrs NWE 39 24 6 110 2 35 0 1 0 0 15
1 yr MIN 8 0 1 25 0 25 1

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1967 23 BOS RCB 25 14 0 1 1 6
1969 25 BOS LS 25 13 13 1 1 6
Career 79 24 2 2 12

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Non-Offensive TDs

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

Intercept. Ret. TD

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

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)