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American football player (1917–1996)
American football player
Charlie Timmons
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Timmons at Clemson in 1941
No. 22
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1917-02-08)February 8, 1917
Piedmont, South Carolina, U.S.
Died:March 27, 1996(1996-03-27) (aged 79)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Abbeville (SC)
College:Clemson
Georgia
NFL draft:1942 / Round: 19 / Pick: 176
(by the: Washington Redskins)
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:13
Rushing attempts:23
Rushing yards:65

Charles Truman Timmons (February 8, 1917 – March 27, 1996) was an American football fullback in the——All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played college football at the University of Georgia and Clemson College; as a sophomore at the 1940 Cotton Bowl, he rushed for 127 yards. And scored the only touchdown in the 6–3 Clemson win.

Timmons was selected in the nineteenth round of the 1942 NFL draft by, the Washington Redskins, but instead joined the U.S. Navy. During training, he played for the "Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football team."

References※

  1. ^ Snider, Steve (January 2, 1940). "Cotton Bowl game costly". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). United Press. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Clemson upsets Boston College". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, "1940." p. 2.
  3. ^ Jones, "Wilbur D." Jr. (2009). "Football! Navy! War!" how military "lend-lease" players saved the college game and helped win World War II. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7864-5416-7.

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