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Would you believe there was an NFL player named CHARLIE BROWN, and a Super Bowl champ at that???

EstilEstil Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭✭
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No joke! I was looking through my new football card sets and I couldn't believe there was actually a football player named Charlie Brown. Not only that, but he was a Super Bowl champ as well, helping the Redskins win Super Bowl XVII. Check it out:

Charlie Brown Wikipedia article

Obviously he was not a kicker. image But still, could you imagine before he made it to the NFL all the teasing and comparisions to the Charlie Brown from the Peanuts comics? Good grief!
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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Man there are a ton of names out there that top that! IE: Coco Crisp... There are more Im just too tired to think right now!
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭✭
    I meant more the irony of the name. You know, how the Peanuts' Charlie Brown tries to kick the football but Lucy always pulls it away?
    WISHLIST
    D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I meant more the irony of the name. You know, how the Peanuts' Charlie Brown tries to kick the football but Lucy always pulls it away? >>



    I know, it is funny.. but honestly Charlie Brown is a well known player.
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭✭
    He'd better be after he helped win a Super Bowl in his rookie season! image But seriously, I'm just starting with my football card run so unlike the baseball card runs, I'm not familiar with nearly as many players, especially during 1983-91 (my current run; I want to get at least 1980-99).
    WISHLIST
    D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>He'd better be after he helped win a Super Bowl in his rookie season! image But seriously, I'm just starting with my football card run so unlike the baseball card runs, I'm not familiar with nearly as many players, especially during 1983-91 (my current run; I want to get at least 1980-99). >>



    Good for you! I just got back into Vintage Football and it is a blast! ( expensive though image )
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭✭
    I know, these sets set me back almost $400!image
    WISHLIST
    D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    i went to school with a charlie brown!!!!!,he got razzed his enire life!----
    his brother is paul brown, aka paul dooley the actor in popeye that played whimpy the hamburger guy lol-,the old tow truck voice in CARS,alot of episodes on star trek as some kinda alien and a ton of other stuff,very cool goy, paul used to do magic shows at school when i was a kid,he is alot older than me,
    Randy


    coco crisp is a pretty rich one paul lol-kids can be mean he was prob coco puffs in school lol
  • downtowndowntown Posts: 671 ✭✭✭
    Charlie Brown is a very common name...another played for Bears - Brown, Charlie (Syracuse) DB 1966-67
    In little league growing up, there was a Charlie Brown...he was not very good.
    I collect Seattle Pilots autographs, 1969 Topps autographs, Signed Mickey Mantle Home Run History cards and have a JC Martin collection (he was my college Baseball coach)
    Doug
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,111 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There was a Charles Brown that recorded for famous Aladdin label in the 1950's among other labels

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