- Charlie Garner
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Charlie Garner No. 25, 30 Running back Personal information Date of birth: February 13, 1972 Place of birth: Falls Church, Virginia Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight: 190 lb (86 kg) Career information College: Tennessee NFL Draft: 1994 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42 Debuted in 1994 for the Philadelphia Eagles Last played in 2004 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Career history Career highlights and awards - 1× Pro Bowl selection (2000)
- Eagles Ed Block Courage Award recipient (1995)
Career NFL statistics as of 2004 Rushing yards 7,097 Average 4.6 Touchdowns 39 Stats at NFL.com Charlie Garner III (born February 13, 1972) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.
Garner has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Early years
Garner grew up in Falls Church, Virginia and attended J.E.B. Stuart High School. His senior year he was selected first Team All-Metropolitan (Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland and the District of Columbia), first Team All-State and named Virginia's player of the year after rushing for more than 2,000 yards and 38 touchdowns.
On October 16, 2009, Garner had his JEB Stuart High School number 30 jersey retired during a halftime ceremony.
College career
In 1992, Garner set junior college records for rushing yards in a game (430) and yards in two consecutive games (765) at Scottsdale (Ariz.) Community College. Garner then transferred to the University of Tennessee and graduated with a business degree.
Professional career
Garner was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft.
He was a multi-talented running back and an excellent receiver. In the 2002-03 season with the Oakland Raiders, he was the team's leading rusher with 962 yards and seven touchdowns, while also leading all NFL running backs in receiving with 91 receptions for 941 yards and another four touchdowns. He also previously held the record for most rush yards in a game by a 49er (201) later broken by Frank Gore. The crossed forearm symbol he displayed after scoring was a tribute to his neighborhood of Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia.
In August 2005, Garner was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after suffering a knee injury the previous season. During his career he rushed 1,537 times for 7,097 yards scoring 39 touchdowns, caught 419 passes for 3,711 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Philadelphia Eagles 1994 NFL Draft selections Bernard Williams • Bruce Walker • Charlie Garner • Joe Panos • Eric Zomalt • Marvin Goodwin • Ryan McCoy • Mitch Berger • Mark MontgomeryDraft Years: 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011Philadelphia Eagles Ed Block Courage Award recipients 1984: Spagnola | 1985: Jaworski | 1986: Schulz | 1987: Feehery | 1988: Hopkins | 1989: Quick | 1990: Solt | 1991: Alexander | 1992: Brown | 1993: Waters | 1994: Barnett | 1995: Garner | 1996: Turner | 1997: Hall | 1998: Taylor | 1999: Mamula | 2000: Martin | 2001: Staley and Brasher | 2002: Barber | 2003: Buckhalter | 2004: Burgess | 2005: Lewis | 2006: McDougle | 2007: Reagor | 2008: Dorenbos | 2009: Vick | 2010: Avant
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