Date of birth | September 13, 1945 |
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Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive End & Offensive Guard |
College | Shaw University |
Career history | |
As player | |
1967 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1967–69 | Norfolk Neptunes |
1972–78 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL East All-Star | 1978 |
Awards | 1973 - Grey Cup Most Valuable Player |
Charlie Brandon is a former award-winning, all-star and Grey Cup champion lineman in the Canadian Football League playing 7 seasons with the Ottawa Rough Riders.
A graduate of Shaw University, Brandon started his career playing one game for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1967. He then spent 3 seasons in the Continental Football League playing for the semi-pro Norfolk Neptunes. He returned to Canada and began a 7-year stay in Ottawa, where he was a part of the feared “Capital Punishment” defensive unit. He won two Grey Cups and in his final season switched to offensive guard, and was an all-star. He was the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player in 1973.