Charlie Sumner

Charlie Sumner
Charlie Sumner
Date of birth: October 19, 1930 (1930-10-19) (age 81)
Place of birth: Radford, VA
Career information
Position(s): Safety
College: William and Mary
NFL Draft: 1954 / Round: 22 / Pick 258
Organizations
 As player:
1955-1960
1961-1962
Chicago Bears
Minnesota Vikings
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Charles "Charlie" Sumner (born October 19, 1930) is a former American football player who was selected by the Chicago Bears in the twenty second round of the 1954 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 194 lbs. safety from the College of William & Mary, Sumner played in 8 NFL seasons from 1955-1962. He later was an assistant coach for the Oakland Raiders for many seasons and the head coach of the Oakland Invaders of the USFL in 1985. He was born in Radford, Virginia

Sumner led the Invaders to the USFL Championship game - a club that featured future NFL stars Anthony Carter, Bobby Hebert, Ray Bentley and Gary Plummer. The 1985 USFL Championship game was the last game the league would ever play. The Invaders lost to the Baltimore Stars, 28-24 at Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands.