Charles Truman Timmons (February 8, 1917 – March 27, 1996) was an American football fullback in the All-America Football Conference 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]

Charlie Timmons

Timmons at Clemson in 1941
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Position:	Fullback
Personal information
Born:	(1917-02-08)February 8, 1917 Piedmont, South Carolina
Died:	March 27, 1996(1996-03-27) (aged 79) Greenville, South Carolina
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Abbeville (SC)
College:	Clemson Georgia
NFL Draft:	1942 / Round: 19 / Pick: 176 (by the Washington Redskins)
Career history
Brooklyn Dodgers (1946)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 13 Rushing attempts: 23 Rushing yards: 65
Player stats at NFL.com

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]

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• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
• Charlie Timmons at Find a Grave

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