Charles Edward Cornelius (born July 27, 1952) is a former
American football defensive back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...
who played four seasons in the
National Football League with the
Miami Dolphins and
San Francisco 49ers. He 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
Bethune-Cookman University and attended Delray Beach in
Delray Beach, Florida.
He was also a member of the
Montreal Alouettes/Concordes and the
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine ...
of the
Canadian Football League.
References
External links
Just Sports StatsFanbase profile
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Living people
1952 births
Players of American football from Palm Beach County, Florida
Players of Canadian football from Florida
American football defensive backs
Canadian football defensive backs
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football players
Miami Dolphins players
San Francisco 49ers players
Montreal Alouettes players
Montreal Concordes players
Ottawa Rough Riders players
Sportspeople from Boynton Beach, Florida
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople