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|DateOfBirth={{Birth date and age|1936|8|8|mf=y}}
|Birthplace= [[Caldwell, Texas]]
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|DateOfDeath=
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|Position=[[Defensive back]]
|Position=[[Defensive back]]
|College=[[Compton Junior College|Compton]]
|College=[[Compton Community College]]
|Jersey='''27'''
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|Honors='''American Football League Champion, 1963'''
|Records='''Most interception yards (349), season (1961)<BR>Most interception yards, (177), game (1961)'''
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|teams=[[San Diego Chargers|L.A./San Diego Chargers]]
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'''Charles Edis McNeil''' (born [[August 7]], [[1936]] in [[Caldwell, TX]]) is a former American [[college football|collegiate]] and Professional [[American football|Football]] player. He was a [[defensive back]] who played for the [[American Football League]]'s [[Los Angeles Chargers|Los Angeles]] and [[San Diego Chargers]]. He played in four of the first five [[Professional American football championship games|AFL Championship]] games ([[1960 AFL season|1960]], [[1961 AFL season|1961]], [[1963 AFL season|1963]], and [[1964 AFL season|1964]]), and was a member of the Chargers' 1963 [[Professional American football championship games|AFL Championship]] team, an [[1961 American Football League All-League Players|All-AFL]] player in [[1961 AFL season|1961]], and an [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL Western Division All-Star]] in 1961. He held the Professional Football record for 43 years, for the most interception yardage (349) in one season ([[1961 AFL season|1961]]), and most inteception yards in one game (also in [[1961 AFL season|1961]]). The one-game record still stands.
'''Charlie McNeil''' (born [[August 8]], [[1937]] in [[Caldwell, Texas]]) is a former [[American football]] [[defensive back]] who played five seasons in the [[American Football League]] from 1960 to 1964, in 1961 he had 9 interceptions, setting a Chargers franchise record. This stood until 2007, when it was surpassed by [[Antonio Cromartie]].


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League players]]
*[[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League players]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.conigliofamily.com/Chargers.htm#CharlieMcNeil McNeil's 1963 Fleer football card]


{{1963 San Diego Chargers}}
{{1963 San Diego Chargers}}


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[[Category:Clan MacNeil]]
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[[Category:American football safeties]]
[[Category:AFL All-League players]]
[[Category:Los Angeles Chargers (AFL) players]]
[[Category:Los Angeles Chargers (AFL) players]]
[[Category:San Diego Chargers (AFL) players]]
[[Category:San Diego Chargers (AFL) players]]

[[Category:AFL All-Star players]]


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Revision as of 16:57, 18 January 2009

Charlie McNeil
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Charles Edis McNeil (born August 7, 1936 in Caldwell, TX) is a former American collegiate and Professional Football player. He was a defensive back who played for the American Football League's Los Angeles and San Diego Chargers. He played in four of the first five AFL Championship games (1960, 1961, 1963, and 1964), and was a member of the Chargers' 1963 AFL Championship team, an All-AFL player in 1961, and an AFL Western Division All-Star in 1961. He held the Professional Football record for 43 years, for the most interception yardage (349) in one season (1961), and most inteception yards in one game (also in 1961). The one-game record still stands.

See also