Charlie Garner
| No. 25, 30 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 13, 1972 Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | J.E.B. Stuart (Falls Church) | ||||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 1994: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Charlie Garner III (born February 13, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers. Garner was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1994 NFL draft. He also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Early life
[edit]Garner grew up in Falls Church, Virginia and attended J.E.B. Stuart High School (now known as Justice 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
[edit]In 1991, 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.[1] He is notable for starting ahead of fellow NFL RB James Stewart at Tennessee.
- 1992: 154 carries for 928 yards with 2 TD. 5 catches for 25 yards.
- 1993: 159 carries for 1161 yards with 8 TD. 12 catches for 81 yards.[2]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span |
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| 5 ft 9+1⁄8 in (1.76 m) |
182 lb (83 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
Garner was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round (42nd overall) of the 1994 NFL draft.[3]
He was a multi-talented running back and an excellent receiver. In Week 6 of the 1995 season, he had nine carries for 120 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Washington.[4] 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.[5][6