Charleston Hughes
| No. 39 Calgary Stampeders | |
| Date of birth | December 14, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Saginaw, Michigan |
| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | DL |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| College | Northwood |
| High school | Saginaw |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2008 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 2009 | Philadelphia Eagles* |
| 2009–present | Calgary Stampeders |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 2012, 2013, 2016 |
| CFL West All-Star | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
| Awards | 2013 - Norm Fieldgate Trophy |
| Career stats | |
| Tackles | 332 |
| Sacks | 88 |
| Interceptions | 3 |
| Forced Fumbles | 22 |
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Charleston Hughes (born December 14, 1983) is a Canadian football defensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Stampeders as a street free agent in 2008. He played college football for Northwood.
Hughes has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Hughes joined the Stamps for the 2008 CFL season. He played in 15 of the 18 regular season games and recorded a career high 66 tackles. The Stampeders won the 96th Grey Cup against the Montreal Alouettes on November 23, 2008.
Following a successful rookie year in the CFL, Hughes joined the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was released before playing any regular season games.
He returned to the CFL mid-way through the 2009 CFL season. Charleston Hughes finished the 2012 season ranked second in sacks with 11, trailing only Keron Williams who had 12. Hughes led the CFL in sacks for the 2013 season with 18, one shy of the franchise record of 19 set by Harold Hallman in 1986. In 2016,for the second time in his career, Hughes finished the season with the most sacks, this time with 16. For his efforts he was named a CFL All-Star for the third time in his career and was his team's nominee for Most Outstanding Defensive Player award for a third time. Following the 2016 season Hughes and the Stamps agreed to a contract extension, keeping him with the club through the 2018 season.
As of the end of the 2016 season his 88 career sacks are second all-time in Stampeders franchise history, trailing only Will Johnson’s total of 99.
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