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