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

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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

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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 {{defensive-lineman-1930s-stub