Charlie Scales
Charles Anderson Scales
Born: January 11, 1938
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Deceased: June 18, 2023
Position: HB-FB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 210
College: Indiana
High School: Homestead (PA)
Career: 1960-1967
Charlie Scales played from 1960 to 1967 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Montreal Alouettes and Pittsburgh Steelers. Scales ran for 973 yards in his career on 258 attempts, scoring 6 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 34 passes for 253 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 81 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 50 | 184 | 3.7 | 27 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 56 | 239 | 4.3 | 27 | 3 |
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 20 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 101 | 370 | 3.7 | 25 | 2 |
| NFL | 157 | 603 | 3.8 | 27 | 4 | |
| CFL | 101 | 370 | 3.7 | 25 | 2 | |
| Totals | 258 | 973 | 3.8 | 27 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 16 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 22 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 13 | 109 | 8.4 | 23 | 0 |
| NFL | 21 | 144 | 6.9 | 22 | 0 | |
| CFL | 13 | 109 | 8.4 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 253 | 7.4 | 23 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 47 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 15 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 154 | 17.1 | 22 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 16 | 432 | 27.0 | 50 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 32 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 24 | 541 | 22.5 | 51 | 0 |
| NFL | 47 | 991 | 21.1 | 50 | 0 | |
| CFL | 24 | 541 | 22.5 | 51 | 0 | |
| Totals | 71 | 1532 | 21.6 | 51 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1967 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 13 |
