Charles McMurtry (February 15, 1937 - February 13, 1984) was an
American football player. A
defensive tackle
A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that will typically line up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards, however he may also line up opposite one of the tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the la ...
, he played professionally in the
American Football League
The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Football Conference. ...
for the
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...
and
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...
. McMurtry played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
Whittier College. He died in February 1984
External links
NFL.com player page
References
1937 births
1984 deaths
People from Chandler, Oklahoma
Whittier Poets football players
American football defensive tackles
Buffalo Bills players
Oakland Raiders players
American Football League All-Star players
American Football League All-League players
American Football League players
Burials at Rose Hills Memorial Park
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