Charles Val Hall Jr. (March 31, 1948 – May 14, 1998) was a National Football League

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 his entire career for the

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

. Hall was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attended Lower Merion High School. He played football at Lower Merion, where he set various records, including rushing for 250 yards in a game, scoring 5 touchdowns in a game and average 8.6 yards per rush over an entire season. After high school, he attended the University of Pittsburgh where he played for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team. Going into college, Hall started as a halfback on offense but was moved during his first year to

because of a shortage of players at that position. During his second year, he became a starter, a position he would not relinquish for the rest of his college career. Hall was drafted by the

in the third round of the

1971 NFL Draft The 1971 National Football League draft was held January 28–29, 1971, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. The Boston Patriots, who did not officially change their name to New England Patriots until after the draft, used th ...

. He played in 83 games for the Packers over six seasons, recording two interceptions and one fumble recovery. During his time with the Packers, he developed a reputation for being aggressive and a hard hitter, while primarily filling a utility role for the Packers defense. Sometime in 1994, Hall had a heart attack and required angioplasty surgery. Four years later, on May 18, 1998, he had another heart attack and died at the age of 50.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Charlie 1948 births American football cornerbacks American football safeties Pittsburgh Panthers football players Green Bay Packers players 1998 deaths