Charlie Phillips (American football) explained

Charles Phillips
Number:47
Position:Safety
Birth Date:22 December 1952
Birth Place:Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:215
High School:Pasadena (CA) Blair
College:USC
Draftyear:1975
Draftround:2
Draftpick:45
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Interceptions
Statvalue1:19
Statlabel2:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue2:7
Statlabel3:Defensive TDs
Statvalue3:3
Pfr:PhilCh20

Charles Phillips (born November 22, 1952) is a former American football safety. Phillips was part of the Oakland Raiders team when they won Super Bowl XI in 1977.

Professional career

Phillips played in the National Football League (NFL) between 1975 and 1979. In 1978, which was arguably his best season, he led the NFL in non-offensive touchdowns with 3, fumble return touchdowns with 2 and he also led the NFL in fumble return yards with 127 yards. He recorded 19 interceptions in his career.[1]

College career

He played college football at the University of Southern California and had an NCAA record 302 yards from interceptions in 1974.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlie Phillips Stats Pro-Football-Reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. Web site: Tennessee Football Notes - Vanderbilt Game - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site . 2009-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160526022213/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111708aaa.html . 2016-05-26 . dead .