- Charlie Justice
NFLretired
position=Halfback
number=22
birthdate=birth date|1924|5|18Asheville, North Carolina
deathdate=death date and age|2003|10|17|1924|05|18Cherryville, North Carolina
debutyear=1950
finalyear=1954
draftyear=1950
draftround=16
draftpick=201
college=North Carolina
teams=
*Washington Redskins (1950, 52-54)
stat1label=Rushing yards
stat1value=1,284
stat2label=Receiving yards
stat2value=962
stat3label=Touchdown s
stat3value=10
nfl=JUS276860
highlights=
* 2x CollegeAll-America n
* 70 Greatest Redskins
CollegeHOF=40088Charles Ronald "Choo-Choo" Justice (
May 18 ,1924 –October 17 ,2003 ) was anAmerican football halfback in theNational Football League for theWashington Redskins . He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame .Early life
Justice attended and played
high school football atAsheville High School , where he was a part of two undefeated seasons.cite web | work=College Football Hall of Fame | url=http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=40088 | title=Charlie Justice's College Football HOF profile | accessdate=2008-08-26]World War II
After high school, Justice spent four years in the Navy in
World War II . During that time, he played on the football team at Bainbridge Naval Center.College career
After the war, Justice attended and played
college football at the University of North Carolina underCarl Snavely , where he played tailback for four years. While there, he was named anAll-America n in 1948 and 1949, and finished second in theHeisman Trophy voting both years. He was named the Most Valuable Player in the 1950 College All-Star Game, when he led the college team to a 17-7 victory over thePhiladelphia Eagles . While at North Carolina, Justice ran or threw for 64 touchdowns and set a team total-offense record of 4,883 yards, which stood until 1994.cite web | work=New York Times | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9507E4DB103EF933A15753C1A9659C8B63 | title=Charlie Justice, Football Star Known as Choo Choo, 79 | accessdate=2008-08-26]Professional career
Justice was drafted in the sixteenth round of the
1950 NFL Draft by theWashington Redskins , but his professional career was hampered and ultimately cut short by injuries.After football
After football, Justice owned an insurance firm. Him and his wife, Sarah had one daughter. He died in 2003.
In 1970, the University of North Carolina dedicated a section of its athletic center in his name, calling it the Charlie Justice Hall of Honor. He was also named one of the all time 70 Greatest Redskins. [cite web | work=Washington Redskins | url=http://www.redskins.com/team/history-70.jsp | title=History: 70 Greatest Redskins | accessdate=2008-08-26] In 1999, "
Sports Illustrated " named Justice the 14th Greatest North Carolina Sports Figure. [cite web | work=Sports Illustrated | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/1999/states/northcarolina/ | title=The 50 Greatest Sports Figures: North Carolina | accessdate=2008-08-26]References
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