Date of birth: | November 7, 1944 |
Place of birth: | Oakland, California |
Career information | |
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Position(s): | Guard |
College: | San Francisco State |
NFL Draft: | 1966 / Round: 14 / Pick 208 |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
1967-1972 1973-1977 |
San Francisco 49ers Baltimore Colts |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls: | 1969 |
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com |
Charles Elmer Collett (born 1944) is a retired firefighter with the Kentfield Fire District and former professional American football player. He played eleven seasons in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Colts. Notably, he is an actual gold mining "ex-49er" and owner of a gold mining claim in the Sierra foothills on the Middle Fork Yuba River. He now resides in Stinson Beach, California. Elmer and former wife, Lisa, are parents of sons, Ramsey and Casey. He enjoys fishing, hiking and boogie boarding. He has two brothers and a sister (Joan) all residing in California.
He played as a guard in football. He is now retired and lives in Stinson Beach.