| Charlie Brandon | |
| Position1: | Defensive end |
| Position2: | Guard |
| College: | Shaw University |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Wake County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing Years1: | 1967 |
| Playing Team1: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Playing Years2: | 1967–69 |
| Playing Team2: | Norfolk Neptunes |
| Playing Years3: | 1972–78 |
| Playing Team3: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Cfleastallstar: | 1978 |
| Awards: | 1973 – Grey Cup Most Valuable Player |
| Import: | yes |
Charles Edward Brandon (September 13, 1943 – August 9, 2022) was an American football player, all-star, and Grey Cup champion lineman in the Canadian Football League (CFL), playing seven seasons with the Ottawa Rough Riders.[1]
A graduate of Shaw University, Brandon started his career playing one game for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1967.[2] He then spent three seasons in the Continental Football League playing for the semi-pro Norfolk Neptunes.[3] He returned to Canada and began a seven-year stay in Ottawa, where he was a part of the feared "Capital Punishment" defensive unit.[4] He won two Grey Cups and in his final season switched to offensive guard, and was an all-star.[5] He was the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player in 1973.
Brandon died on August 9, 2022, at the age of 78, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[6] [7]