Charlie Brown (defensive back)
American football defensive back (b. 1942)
Charles Edward Brown (born September 13, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orange, and in 1968, he played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills. He finished his career in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1969 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he returned an interception for 115 yards and a touchdown, at the time the second longest, and now the fifth longest return in league history.
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