Charles "Charlie" Sumner (born October 19, 1930) is a former American football

American football

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 player who was selected by the Chicago Bears

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 in the twenty second round of the 1954 NFL Draft

1954 NFL Draft

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. A 6'1", 194 lbs. safety from the College of William & Mary, Sumner played in 8 NFL seasons from 1955-1962. He later was an assistant coach for the Oakland Raiders

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 for many seasons and the head coach of the Oakland Invaders

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 of the USFL in 1985. He was born in Radford, Virginia

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Sumner led the Invaders to the USFL Championship game - a club that featured future NFL stars Anthony Carter, Bobby Hebert, Ray Bentley and Gary Plummer. The 1985 USFL Championship game was the last game the league would ever play. The Invaders lost to the Baltimore Stars, 28-24 at Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands.