John Charles
John James Charles
Born: May 9, 1944
Newark, NJ USA
Deceased: June 18, 2019
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205
College: Purdue
High School: Linden (NJ)
Career: 1967-1974
Drafted: 1967 in Round 1, #21 overall by the Boston Patriots
John Charles played from 1967 to 1974 during his career with the Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings. Charles intercepted 16 passes for 309 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 25 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 51 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 39 | 0 |
| AFL | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 35 | 2 | |
| NFL | 10 | 199 | 19.9 | 51 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 309 | 19.3 | 51 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 12 | 11 |
| 1969 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 13 | 13 |
| 1970 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 13 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 |
