Charlie Brown (wide receiver)
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 29, 1958 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Charleston, South Carolina | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | St. John's Island (SC) | ||||||||
| College: | South Carolina State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 8 / Pick: 201 | ||||||||
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Charles Brown (born October 29, 1958) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons for the Washington Redskins (and helped win Super Bowl XVII in his rookie season) and Atlanta Falcons. 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 drafted 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 a receiver for the short lived Washington Marauders of the Professional Spring Football League in 1992. Brown was head coach of the Savannah High Blue Jackets (Savannah,Georgia) of the Savannah Chatham County Football League.
He is currently head coach of Kingstree Senior High School Jaguars varsity football team in Kingstree, South Carolina.