Charlie Sumner

Charlie Sumner
Personal information
Date of birth	October 19, 1930
Place of birth	Radford, Virginia
Date of death	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day
Place of death	Maui, Hawaii
Career information
Position(s)	Safety
College	William and Mary
NFL Draft	1954 / Round 22 / Pick 258
Stats
Playing stats	Pro Football Reference
Coaching stats (NFL)	Pro Football Reference
Team(s) as a player
1955–1960	Chicago Bears
1961–1962	Minnesota Vikings
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1963–1968	Oakland Raiders (DB)
1969–1972	Pittsburgh Steelers (DB)
1973–1978	New England Patriots (DC)
1979–1984	Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders (DC)
1985	Oakland Invaders (HC)
1986–1989	Los Angeles Raiders (DC)

Charles Edward "Charlie" Sumner (October 19, 1930 – April 3, 2015) was an American football player who was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 22nd round of the 1954 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 194 lbs. safety from the College of William & Mary, Sumner played in eight National Football League (NFL) seasons, from 1955 to 1962. He later was an assistant coach in the NFL for many years, including three stints with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders.

Sumner's only head coaching stint was with the Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1985. That year, he led the Invaders, a club that featured future NFL stars Anthony Carter, Bobby Hebert, Ray Bentley and Gary Plummer, to the USFL Championship Game. The 1985 USFL Championship game was the last game the league ever played. The Invaders lost to the Baltimore Stars, 28–24, at Giants Stadium.

Sumner was born in Radford, Virginia. He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He died in Maui, Hawaii on April 6, 2015.^[1]

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