Charlie Turner (December 12, 1944 – November 5, 2024) was an American professional football player who was an offensive lineman for 12 seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1] He won two Grey Cups for the Edmonton Eskimos and another one with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 1975.[2]
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| Date of birth | December 12, 1944 |
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| Place of birth | Weirton, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Date of death | November 5, 2024 (aged 79) |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | OT |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| US college | Ohio |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1967–1968, 1970 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1971–1978 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1979 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star | 1973, 1974, 1975 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977 |
Turner was born in Weirton, West Virginia, and grew up in Bellaire, Ohio. He played college football for the Ohio Bobcats. He signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, and spent 1966 on their taxi squad. He joined Hamilton midseason in 1967, when they won the Grey Cup.[3]
References
edit- ^ FANBASE entry: Charlie Turner Archived January 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lancaster, Gabriel grab top awards
- ^ Gardner, Doug (November 13, 1970). "Designer Turner: Is creative on the field". The Spectator. p. 19. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "We share our condolences..." Edmonton Elks Football Club. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ Award-winning CFL offensive lineman Charlie Turner passes away at 79
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