Charley Granger
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Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||
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| Born | August 9, 1938 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Booker T. Washington | ||||
| College | Southern | ||||
| AFL draft | 1961: 26th round, 203rd overall pick | ||||
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Charles Granger (born August 9, 1938) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Cardinals. He played college football for the Southern Jaguars.
Granger attended Booker T. Washington High School. He accepted a football scholarship from Southern University.
As a sophomore, he became a starter as a two-way lineman midway through the season. As a senior, he contributed to the team winning the 1960 Black College National Championship. In track, he competed in the shot put and discus throw.[1]
In 2010, he was inducted into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame.[2] In 2011, he was inducted into the Southern University Sports Hall of Fame.[3]