CHARLEY JOHNSONJohnson, Charles LaneHeight: 6-0 Weight: 191 Born: November 22, 1938 Big Spring, TX Died: September 3, 2024 Las Cruces, NM High School: Big Spring (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Schreiner Institute JC | |
| 1957 | Schreiner Institute JC | |
| 1958 | New Mexico State | Lettered |
| 1959 | New Mexico State | Lettered |
| 1960 | New Mexico State | Lettered |
| Draft: 10th round (109th overall) 1960 St. Louis Cardinals; 8th round (64th overall) 1961 San Diego Chargers |
| Military Service: United States Army |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1961 STL NFL | 12 | QB | 4 | 0 |
| 1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1962 STL NFL | 12 | QB | 11 | 10 |
| 1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1963 STL NFL | 12 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1964 STL NFL | 12 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1965 STL NFL | 12 | QB | 11 | 11 |
| 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1966 STL NFL | 12 | QB | 9 | 9 |
| 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1967 STL NFL | 12 | QB | 5 | 0 |
| 1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1968 STL NFL | 12 | QB | 7 | 2 |
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 12 | QB | 12 | 9 |
| 1970 Houston Oilers (NFL)1970 HOU NFL | 12 | QB | 10 | 10 |
| 1971 Houston Oilers (NFL)1971 HOU NFL | 12 | QB | 14 | 4 |
| 1972 Denver Broncos (NFL)1972 DEN NFL | 12 | QB | 12 | 9 |
| 1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL | 12 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL | 12 | QB | 14 | 12 |
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 12 | QB | 14 | 6 |
| 15 Years (NFL)15 Years NFL | 165 | 124 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/30/1959 | 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1960 STL NFL |
| Draft | 12/5/1960 | 1961 San Diego Chargers (AFL)1961 SD AFL |
| Signed | 6/20/1961 | 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1961 STL NFL |
| Traded | 1/21/1970 | 1970 Houston Oilers (NFL)1970 HOU NFL |
| Traded | 8/16/1972 | 1972 Denver Broncos (NFL)1972 DEN NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1976 | 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1962 STL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1963 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1964 STL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1965 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1966 STL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1961 STL NFL | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1962 STL NFL | 25 | 138 | 5.5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1963 STL NFL | 41 | 143 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1964 STL NFL | 31 | 93 | 3.0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1965 STL NFL | 25 | 60 | 2.4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1966 STL NFL | 20 | 39 | 2.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1968 STL NFL | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 Houston Oilers (NFL)1970 HOU NFL | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 Houston Oilers (NFL)1971 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 Denver Broncos (NFL)1972 DEN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL | 7 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 196 | 539 | 2.8 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1961 STL NFL | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 6 | 51 | 3.9 | 10.2 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | ||
| 1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1962 STL NFL | 308 | 150 | 48.7 | 138 | 2440 | 7.9 | 16.3 | 86t | 16 | 5.2 | 20 | 6.5 | 184 | 65.9 | ||||
| 1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1963 STL NFL | 423 | 222 | 52.5 | 180 | 3280 | 7.8 | 14.8 | 78t | 28 | 6.6 | 21 | 5.0 | 40 | 372 | 79.5 | |||
| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1964 STL NFL | 420 | 223 | 53.1 | 173 | 3045 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 78t | 21 | 5.0 | 24 | 5.7 | 37 | 298 | 69.4 | |||
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1965 STL NFL | 322 | 155 | 48.1 | 152 | 2439 | 7.6 | 15.7 | 78t | 18 | 5.6 | 15 | 4.7 | 20 | 184 | 73.0 | |||
| 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1966 STL NFL | 205 | 103 | 50.2 | 91 | 1334 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 69t | 10 | 4.9 | 11 | 5.4 | 18 | 170 | 65.0 | |||
| 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1967 STL NFL | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 14 | 162 | 5.6 | 13.5 | 36t | 1 | 3.4 | 3 | 10.3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 31.8 | ||
| 1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1968 STL NFL | 67 | 29 | 43.3 | 37 | 330 | 4.9 | 11.4 | 30 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 57.4 | ||
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 260 | 131 | 50.4 | 116 | 1847 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 84t | 13 | 5.0 | 13 | 5.0 | 11 | 101 | 69.5 | |||
| 1970 Houston Oilers (NFL)1970 HOU NFL | 281 | 144 | 51.2 | 125 | 1652 | 5.9 | 11.5 | 63t | 7 | 2.5 | 12 | 4.3 | 15 | 124 | 59.8 | |||
| 1971 Houston Oilers (NFL)1971 HOU NFL | 94 | 46 | 48.9 | 41 | 592 | 6.3 | 12.9 | 70t | 3 | 3.2 | 7 | 7.4 | 8 | 61 | 48.7 | |||
| 1972 Denver Broncos (NFL)1972 DEN NFL | 238 | 132 | 55.5 | 92 | 1783 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 60 | 14 | 5.9 | 14 | 5.9 | 12 | 82 | 74.6 | |||
| 1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL | 346 | 184 | 53.2 | 145 | 2465 | 7.1 | 13.4 | 62t | 20 | 5.8 | 17 | 4.9 | 26 | 177 | 74.9 | |||
| 1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL | 244 | 136 | 55.7 | 99 | 1969 | 8.1 | 14.5 | 73t | 13 | 5.3 | 9 | 3.7 | 36 | 270 | 84.5 | |||
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 142 | 65 | 45.8 | 65 | 1021 | 7.2 | 15.7 | 90t | 5 | 3.5 | 12 | 8.5 | 10 | 79 | 46.7 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3392 | 1737 | 51.2 | 1474 | 24410 | 7.2 | 14.1 | 90t | 170 | 5.0 | 181 | 5.3 | 242 | 2186 | 0 | 0 | 69.2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1961 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1962 STL NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1963 STL NFL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1964 STL NFL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1965 STL NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1966 STL NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1967 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |
| 1970 Houston Oilers (NFL)1970 HOU NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Denver Broncos (NFL)1972 DEN NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | |
| 1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | |
| 1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 | |
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 54 | 23 | 0 | 23 | -27 | 0 |
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