- Charlie Tolar
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Charlie Tolar Date of birth September 5, 1937 Place of birth Natchitoches, LA Date of death April 28, 2003 (aged 65)Place of death Houston, Texas Position(s) Running Back College Northwestern State University of Louisiana AFL All-Star 1961, 1962 Honors American Football League Champion 1960, 1961 Statistics Teams 1960-1966 AFL Houston Oilers Charlie Tolar (September 5, 1937 - April 28, 2003) was an early American Football League (AFL) star.
Tolar attended Northwestern State University of Louisiana. At Northwestern, Tolar was twice Gulf States Conference MVP and still holds four school records.
One of the most popular figures in the early days of the AFL, the 5-6, 210-pounder had dozens of nicknames, including "the Human Bowling Ball", and was named to AFL All-Star teams in 1961, 1962 and 1963. Tolar helped the Houston Oilers win the first American Football League championship in 1960, and to repeat in 1961. The team finished as runners-up in 1962, when he was the team's Offensive MVP with 1,012 yards and a league record 244 carries. He was named to the Oilers' 30th Anniversary Dream Team chosen by fans in 1989, and was among the top ten all-time rushers in the history of the AFL.
Tolar died in Houston in 2003 following a bout with cancer.[1]
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Head Coach Lou Rymkus
Assistant Coaches: Wally Lemm | Walt Schlinkman | Mac Speedie | Fred WallnerHouston Oilers 1961 AFL Champions Dalva Allen | Tony Banfield | Byron Beams | George Belotti | George Blanda | Ron Botchan | Billy Cannon | Doug Cline | Willard Dewveall | Mike Dukes | Don Floyd | Dick Frey | Fred Glick | Bill Groman | Buzz Guy | John Guzik | Ken Hall | Charlie Hennigan | Ed Husmann | Al Jamison | Mark Johnston | Gene Jones | Bob Kelly | Claude King | Jack Laraway | Jacky Lee | Bob McLeod | Rich Michael | Charlie Milstead | Dennit Morris | Jim Norton | Willis Perkins | Leo Reed | Bob Schmidt | George Shirkey | Dave Smith | Julian Spence | Bob Talamini | Charlie Tolar | Orville Trask | Hogan Wharton | John White | Gary Wisener
Head Coach Lou Rymkus | Wally Lemm
Assistant Coaches: Walt Schlinkman | Mac Speedie | Joe Spencer | Fred WallnerCategories:- American football running backs
- Northwestern State Demons football players
- Houston Oilers (AFL) players
- American Football League All-Star players
- 1937 births
- American Football League Champions
- 2003 deaths
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