Charlie Timmons
Number22, 91
PositionFullback, linebacker
Birth dateFebruary 8, 1917
Birth placePiedmont, South Carolina, U.S.
Death dateMarch 27, 1996 (aged 79)
Death placeGreenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft
Height in10
Weight lb210
High schoolAbbeville (SC)
College
Draftyear1942
Draftround19
Draftpick176
Pastteams
Highlights
StatleagueAAFC
Statlabel 1Rushing yards
Statvalue 165
Statlabel 2Rushing average
Statvalue 22.8
Statlabel 3Receptions
Statvalue 31
Statlabel 4Receiving yards
Statvalue 44
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Charles Truman Timmons (February 8, 1917 – March 27, 1996) was an American professional 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.[1][2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ Snider, Steve (January 2, 1940). "Cotton Bowl game costly". Reading Eagle. United Press. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Clemson upsets Boston College". Eugene Register-Guard. 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.