Charles Oakley (American football)
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Position: | Defensive back | ||||
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Born: | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | July 7, 1931||||
Died: | April 10, 2017 Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 85)||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Lake Charles (LA) | ||||
College: | LSU | ||||
NFL draft: | 1954: 23rd round, 266th pick | ||||
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Charles Lynn Oakley (July 7, 1931 – April 10, 2017) was an American professional football player. He was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the 23rd round of the 1954 NFL draft, with whom he played for one game as a defensive back, in 1954. He attended Louisiana State University, where he played college football for the LSU Tigers football team. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama and attended high school in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1] Oakley died on April 10, 2017, at the age of 85.[2]
References
- ^ "Charley Oakley NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ "Charles Lynn Oakley". Partlow Funeral Chapel. Retrieved December 23, 2023.