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1917–2000
Charles Augustus Biot Jr. (October 18, 1917 – March 10, 2000) was an American Negro league outfielder from 1939 to 1941. A native of Orange, New Jersey, Biot played baseball at East Orange High School, and broke into the Negro leagues in 1939.
1958–
Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown (born April 5, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional boxer who was the IBF Lightweight champion of the world.
1942–2013
Charlie Coles (February 6, 1942 – June 7, 2013) was an American college basketball coach and the former men's basketball head coach at Miami University and Central Michigan University. He was born Charles Leroy Coles in Springfield, Ohio, and later moved…
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Charles W. "Charlie" Cook was an American professional wrestler who competed in Southeastern regional promotions such as Mid-South Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, and Championship Wrestling from Florida during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Charles Washington Criss Jr. (born November 6, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A 5'8" point guard from New Mexico State University, Criss began his professional career in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA). He…
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Charles Desmond Davies (born June 25, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. Davies set several soccer records at his high school, the Brooks School, before appearing for the Boston College Eagles and the…
1927–2016
Charlie Davis (March 15, 1927 − March 17, 2016) was an American baseball player for the Negro leagues. He was scouted by Buck O'Neil to play for the Birmingham Black Barons but was traded to the Memphis Red Sox where he played his career from 1950 to 1955.…
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Charles Henry Dees (born June 24, 1935) is an American former professional baseball player whose career extended from 1957 through 1966.
1927–1994
Charles Edward Fonville (April 27, 1927 – July 13, 1994) was an American track and field athlete who set a world record in the shot put. In 1945, he had been named the Michigan High School Track & Field Athlete of the Year. He won the National Collegiate…
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Charles Dewayne Hayes (born May 29, 1965) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and former coach for the Florida Complex League Phillies.
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Charlie Jackson (born November 4, 1976) is an American football coach. He is the assistant head coach and defensive backs coach at the United States Air Force Academy. Jackson served as the head football coach at Kentucky State University from 2019 to…
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Charles Fletcher Janerette Jr. (December 1, 1938 - October 26, 1984) was an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football at Penn State and spent six seasons playing professional football with the Los Angeles Rams, New York…
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Charles Joiner Jr. (born October 14, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 18 seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL), primarily with the San Diego Chargers. In 11…
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Charles Lenard Neal (January 30, 1931 – November 18, 1996) was an American professional baseball player, a second baseman and shortstop who had an eight-season career (1956–1963) in Major League Baseball. Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur in…
1917–1987
Charles Ederson Parks (June 19, 1917 – September 13, 1987) was an American Negro league baseball catcher in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Chester, South Carolina, Parks made his Negro leagues debut for the New York Black Yankees in 1938. He played with…
1929–1956
Charles Peete (February 22, 1929 – November 27, 1956) was an American professional baseball player. The reigning 1956 batting champion of the Triple-A American Association, who received a one-month, 23-game trial with the 1956 St. Louis Cardinals of Major…
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Leslie Charles Spikes (born January 23, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1972 through 1980 for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and Atlanta Braves. He also played 26 games for the Chunichi…
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Charles Rene Strong (born August 2, 1960) is an American football coach who was most recently the defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He recently served as the assistant head coach and inside linebackers…
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Charles Anthony Vinson (born January 5, 1944, in Washington, D.C.) is an American former professional baseball player. A first baseman, he had an 11-year professional career, although his tenure in Major League Baseball consisted of 13 games for the 1966…
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Charlie Ward Jr. (born October 12, 1970) is an American basketball coach and former professional point guard who is the head coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers. Ward previously played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 11 seasons, primarily…
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Charles White (August 12, 1927 – May 26, 1998) was an American professional baseball player who had a 15-year career in the game, including full seasons in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball. The catcher was a native of Kinston, North Carolina;…
1927–2006
Charles Adolphus Williams, MBE (23 December 1927 – 2 September 2006) was an English professional footballer and one of the first black players in British football after the Second World War, Later he became Britain's first well-known black stand-up…
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Charles Herman Williams (December 20, 1943 – September 10, 2005) was an American baseball umpire who officiated in the National League from 1978 to 1999, and in both leagues from 2000 to 2001. He was the fourth African American to serve as a full-time MLB…
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Charlton Maxwell Jimerson (born September 22, 1979) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. He played in MLB for the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners.
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