Charlie Bradshaw (offensive tackle)

For the football coach of the same name, see Charlie Bradshaw (American football coach).

Charles Marvin Bradshaw (March 13, 1936 – January 23, 2002) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He served for a time as the head of the NFL Players Association. Bradshaw earned a law degree during the offseason and after his career practiced law in Dallas, Texas until the time of his death from cancer.^[1]

Charlie Bradshaw

No. 79, 71
Bradshaw with the Rams in 1959
Date of birth	(1936-03-13)March 13, 1936
Place of birth	Center, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	January 23, 2002(2002-01-23) (aged 65)
Place of death	Plano, Texas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle
US college	Baylor
NFL draft	1957 / round: 8 / pick: 94
Career history
As player
1958–1960	Los Angeles Rams
1961–1966	Pittsburgh Steelers
1967–1969	Detroit Lions
Career highlights and awards
ProBowls - 2 Pittsburgh Steelers Legends team
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Bradshaw played college football for the Baylor Bears. As a Pittsburgh Steeler, he became one of the most notorious linemen of the day, drawing such tremendous booing from the home crowd that club owner Art Rooney discontinued pregame introductions of players at Pitt Stadium.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• NFL.com player page