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Charles Truman Timmons (February 8, 1917 – March 27, 1996) was an American football fullback in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played college football at the University of Georgia and Clemson College; as a sophomore at the 1940 Cotton Bowl, he rushed for 127 yards and scored the only touchdown in the 6–3 Clemson win.[1][2]
Timmons was selected in the nineteenth round of the 1942 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, but instead joined the U.S. Navy. During training, he played for the Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football team.[3]
References
- ^ Snider, Steve (January 2, 1940). "Cotton Bowl game costly". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). United Press. p. 14.
- ^ "Clemson upsets Boston College". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1940. p. 2.
- ^ Jones, Wilbur D. Jr. (2009). "Football! Navy! War!" how military "lend-lease" players saved the college game and helped win World War II. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7864-5416-7.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Charlie Timmons at Find a Grave
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