Charlie Sumner
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| Charlie Sumner | |
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| Date of birth: | October 19, 1930 |
| Place of birth: |  Radford, VA |
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| Position(s): | Safety |
| College: | William and Mary |
| NFL Draft: | 1954 / Round: 22 / Pick 258 |
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| 1955-1960 1961-1962 |
Chicago Bears Minnesota Vikings |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Charles Sumner (born October 19, 1930 in Radford, Virginia) is a former American football player who was selected by the Chicago Bears in the tenth round of the 1954 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 194 lbs. safety from the College of William & Mary, Sumner played in 8 NFL seasons from 1955-1962. He later was an assistant coach for the Oakland Raiders for many seasons and the head coach of the Oakland Invaders of the USFL in 1985.
Sumner led the Invaders to the USFL Championship game - a club that featured future NFL stars Anthony Carter, Bobby Hebert, Ray Bentley and Gary Plummer. The 1985 USFL Championship game was the last game the league would ever play. The Invaders lost to the Baltimore Stars, 28-24 at Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands.
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