Charlie Krueger is a former American football defensive lineman. He played his whole fifteen-season career in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

. Previously he was an All-American at Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

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 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

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in 1982. With the 49ers, Krueger wore number 70 and his number was retired by the 49ers. He was one of the last lineman in the NFL to wear a 2 bar "quarterback" facemask. Charlie's brother Rolf was also an NFL player with the St. Louis Cardinals and the 49ers.