Charles Joiner
| Charles Joiner | |
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Position (s): Wide Receiver |
Jersey numbers: 40, 18 |
| born October 14, 1947 in Many , Louisiana | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1969 - 1986 | |
| AFL Draft : 1969 / Round: 4 / Pick: 93 | |
| College : Grambling State University | |
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As a trainer
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| Career statistics | |
| Captured passports | 750 |
| Captive yards | 12,146 |
| Touchdowns | 65 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Charles "Charlie" Joiner Jr. (born October 14, 1947 in Many , Louisiana ) is a retired American football player who played eighteen seasons as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996 .
Joiner graduated from Grambling State University in 1969 and was selected in the fourth round of the AFL Draft by the Houston Oilers , where he played until 1972.
He was then signed by the Cincinnati Bengals , where he played from 1972 to 1975. The next stop in his career was the San Diego Chargers , where he moved in 1975. He spent eleven years in San Diego and ended his professional career in 1986.
His time with the San Diego Chargers under coach Don Coryell was his most successful: He was elected to the Pro Bowl three times . At the end of his career, he held the record for the most pass catches (750) in NFL history.
Charles Joiner worked as a trainer for wide receivers until 2012. First he worked for the Kansas City Chiefs , since 2008 he worked again for the Chargers.
Individual evidence
- ^ History. (pdf) Chronology - 1987. (No longer available online.) Los Angeles Chargers, p. 370 , archived from the original on April 3, 2015 ; Retrieved October 5, 2017 (American English): “Jan. 12 - Wide receiver Charlie Joiner retires with 750 career receptions, most in NFL history; he is named wide receivers coach for the chargers. " Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Joiner, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joiner, Charles junior (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Many (Louisiana) , Louisiana , United States |