Charlie Justice (American football player)

Not to be confused with Charles Justice (American football coach).

Coordinates: 35°54′26.42506″N 79°2′57.79″W / 35.9073402944°N 79.0493861°W / 35.9073402944; -79.0493861

Charlie Justice

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Justice on 1952 Bowman football card

No. 22

Position:

Halfback

Personal information

Date of birth:

May 18, 1924

Place of birth:

Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.

Date of death:

October 17, 2003 (aged 79)

Place of death:

Cherryville, North Carolina, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Weight:

176 lb (80 kg)

Career information

High school:

Lee H. Edwards High School

College:

North Carolina

NFL draft:

1950 / Round: 16 / Pick: 201

Career history

Washington Redskins (1950, 1952–1954)

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics as of 1954

Games played:	43
Carries:	266
Rushing yards:	1,284
Rushing average:	4.8
Receiving yards:	962
Touchdowns:	10
Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

College Football Hall of Fame

Charles Ronald "Choo-Choo" Justice (May 18, 1924 – October 17, 2003). American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Early life

Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Justice attended and played high school football at Lee H. Edwards High School (now Asheville, N.C., High School), where he was a part of two undefeated seasons.^[1] He averaged 25 yards per rush his last year in high school.^[2] His senior year, his team outscored the opposition 400-6.^[3]

World War II

After high school, Justice spent four years in the Navy in World War II. During that time, he played on the football team at Bainbridge Naval Center.^[1] His nickname Charlie "Choo Choo" was given to him because of the way he dodges tackles. One of the officers remarked, "He looks like a runaway train, we ought to call him Choo Choo."

College career

After the war, Justice was heavily recruited by Duke, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He was quoted as saying that he believed that an athlete should play in the state that he is going to make his career in, so he chose the University of North Carolina. Being a war veteran, he knew he had no need of an athletic scholarship. Justice sent a proposal to both universities asking each to allow him to attend on his G.I. tuition money and give the scholarship to his wife. Only North Carolina accepted this. Thus Justice attended and played college football at the University of North Carolina under Carl Snavely, where he played tailback for four years.^[1] Justice was also an active member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity in his years at UNC. While there, he was named an All-American in 1948 and 1949, and finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting both years.^[1] While at North Carolina, Justice ran or threw for 64 touchdowns and set a team total-offense record of 4,883 yards, which stood until 1994.^[4]

He was named the Most Valuable Player in the 1950 College All-Star Game, when he led the college team to a 17-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.^[1] He ran for 133 yards which was 48 yards more than the entire Eagles Team.^[4] He had runs of 33 and 45 yards and caught a pass for 40 yards.^[5]

During college, Johnny Long and his Orchestra recorded the song "All the Way, Choo Choo." on YouTube

Professional career

Justice was drafted in the sixteenth round of the 1950 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, but his professional career was hampered and ultimately cut short by injuries.

In an exhibition game in 1952 in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Justice rushed 11 times for 199 yards (18.1 average), with runs of 46, 65 and 54 yards. He sustained a broken arm in the third quarter.^[5]

After football

After football, Justice owned an insurance firm. He and his wife, Sarah, had a son, Ronnie, and a daughter, Barbara. He died in 2003.^[4] In 1970, the University of North Carolina dedicated a section of its athletic center in his name, calling it the Charlie Justice Hall of Honor.^[1] He was also named one of the all time 70 Greatest Redskins.^[6] In 1999, Sports Illustrated named Justice the 14th Greatest North Carolina Sports Figure.^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Charlie Justice's College Football HOF profile". College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
↑ Fimrite R (October 15, 1973) A Long Locomotive For Choo Choo Sports Illustrated
1 2 "The 50 Greatest Sports Figures: North Carolina". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
1 2 3 Goldstein R (October 20, 2003). "Charlie Justice, Football Star Known as Choo Choo, 79". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
1 2 Richman M (5/15/2009) Flashback: 'Choo Choo' Justice An Electrifying Runner Redskins.com
↑ "History: 70 Greatest Redskins". Washington Redskins. Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-08-26.

External links

Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice at the College Football Hall of Fame

Charlie Justice at Pro-Football-Reference.com
Charlie Justice at Find a Grave

North Carolina Tar Heels starting quarterbacks

Alfred Barnard (1892–1893)
Edward Stanley (1894–1895)
Joel Whitaker (1895)
Thomas Green (1896)
Frank O. Rogers (1898)
Louis Graves (1899–1901)
Metrah Makeley (1900)
William Jacocks (1902–1904)
Tom Sadler (1905)
Earl Johnson (1916)
Robbins Lowe (1919–1921)
Monk McDonald (1921–1923)
Red Whisnant (1928)
Johnny Branch (1929–1930)
Tom White (1931)
John Phipps (1932)
Alan McDonald (1933)
Don Jackson (1934–1935)
Crowell Little (1936–1937)
Jim Lalanne (1938–1940)
Hugh Cox (1941)
Billy Myers (1942–1943)
Bob Warren (1944)
Tom Gorman (1945)
Charlie Justice (1946–1949)
Billy Hayes (1950)
Frank Wissman (1951)
Marshall Newman (1952–1953)
Len Bullock (1954)
Dave Reed (1955–1956)
Jack Cummings (1957–1959)
Ray Farris (1960–1961)
Junior Edge (1962–1963)
Gary Black (1964)
Danny Talbott (1965–1966)
Gayle Bomar (1967–1968)
John Swofford (1969)
Paul Miller (1970–1971)
Nick Vidnovic (1972)
Bill Paschall (1973–1975)
Chris Kupec (1974)
Matt Kupec (1976–1979)
Rod Elkins (1980–1981)
Scott Stankavage (1982–1983)
Kevin Anthony (1984–1985)
Mark Maye (1986–1987)
Todd Burnett (1988–1990)
Jonathan Hall (1989)
Chuckie Burnette (1991)
Jason Stanicek (1992–1994)
Mike Thomas (1995)
Chris Keldorf (1996–1997)
Oscar Davenport (1997–1998)
Ronald Curry (1998–2001)
Luke Huard (1999)
Domonique Williams (1999)
Darian Durant (2001–2004)
C. J. Stephens (2002)
Matt Baker (2005)
Joe Dailey (2006)
Cameron Sexton (2006, 2008)
T. J. Yates (2007–2010)
Bryn Renner (2011–2013)
Marquise Williams (2013–2015)

1948 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

QB Doak Walker HB Jackie Jensen HB Charlie Justice HB Clyde Scott FB Emil Sitko C Chuck Bednarik G Buddy Burris G Bill Fischer T Leo Nomellini T Alvin Wistert E Leon Hart E Dick Rifenburg

Washington Redskins 1950 NFL Draft selections

George Thomas Hall Haynes Lou Karras Harry Ulinski Frank Spaniel Gene Pepper Jerry Houghton John Rohde Don Winslow Eddie LeBaron Danny Brown Bill Chauncey Clay Davis Lyle Button Alex Loyd Charlie Justice Jim Cullom Alvin Duke Ed White George Bayer Casimir Witucki John deLaurentis Joe Zuravleff Dick Tilton Art Stewart Earl Roth Ed Lee Ralph Shoaf Johnny Lundin Ben Noppinger

Draft years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 AAFC 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

80 Greatest Redskins

21 Terry Allen RB 1995–98
56 LaVar Arrington LB 2000–05
41 Mike Bass CB 1969–75
20 Cliff Battles B 1932–37
33 Sammy Baugh QB 1937–52
31 Don Bosseler FB 1957–64
53 Jeff Bostic C 1980–93
4 Mike Bragg P 1968–79
80 Gene Brito DE 1951–53, 1955–58
43 Larry Brown RB 1969–76
77 Bill Brundige DE 1970–77
65 Dave Butz DT 1975–88
21 Earnest Byner RB 1989–93
84 Gary Clark WR 1985–92
51 Monte Coleman LB 1979–94
53 Al DeMao C 1945–53
36 Chuck Drazenovich LB 1950–59
35 Bill Dudley RB 1950–51, 1953
17 Turk Edwards T 1932–40
44 Andy Farkas FB 1938–44
37 Pat Fischer CB 1968–77
28 Darrell Green CB 1983–2002
68 Russ Grimm G 1981–91
55 Chris Hanburger LB 1965–78
57 Ken Harvey LB 1994–98
56 Len Hauss C 1964–77
75 Terry Hermeling OT 1970–80
27 Ken Houston S 1973–80
70 Sam Huff LB 1964–67, 1969
66 Joe Jacoby T/G 1981–93
47 Dick James RB 1955–63
76 Jon Jansen OT 1999–08
80 Roy Jefferson WR 1971–76
9 Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964–74
22 Charlie Justice RB 1950, 1952–54
17 Billy Kilmer QB 1971–78
26 Paul Krause DB 1964–67
79 Jim Lachey T 1988–95
14 Eddie LeBaron QB 1952–53, 1955–59
72 Dexter Manley DE 1981–89
71 Charles Mann DE 1983–93
58 Wilber Marshall LB 1988–92
73 Mark May T 1981–89
79 Ron McDole DE 1971–78
63 Raleigh McKenzie G 1985–94
53 Harold McLinton LB 1969–78
40 Wayne Millner E 1936–41, 1945
49 Bobby Mitchell FL 1962–68
30 Brian Mitchell RB 1990–99
81 Art Monk WR 1980–93
3 Mark Moseley K 1974–86
29 Mark Murphy S 1977–84
21 Mike Nelms KR 1980–84
52 Neal Olkewicz LB 1979–89
23 Brig Owens LB 1966–77
26 Clinton Portis RB 2004–10
65 Vince Promuto G 1960–70
44 John Riggins RB 1976–79, 1981–85
11 Mark Rypien QB 1987–93
60 Chris Samuels OT 2000–09
83 Ricky Sanders WR 1986–93
76 Ed Simmons T 1987–93
87 Jerry Smith TE 1965–77
60 Dick Stanfel G 1956–58
74 George Starke T 1973–84
72 Diron Talbert DT 1971–80
42 Charley Taylor WR 1964–77
84 Hugh Taylor WR 1947–54
21 Sean Taylor S 2004–07
7 Joe Theismann QB 1974–85
67 Rusty Tillman LB 1970–77
85 Don Warren TE 1979–92
25 Joe Washington RB 1981–84
17 Doug Williams QB 1986–89

Administration

George Allen Head Coach 1971–77
Bobby Beathard General Manager 1978–89
Joe Bugel Offensive Line Coach 1981–89, 04–09
Ray Flaherty Head Coach 1936–42
Joe Gibbs Head Coach 1981–92
Richie Petitbon Defensive Coordinator 1978–92

Washington Redskins Ring of Fame

George Allen Head Coach 1971–77
Cliff Battles RB 1932–37
Sammy Baugh QB 1937–52
Gene Brito DE, 1951–53, 1955–58
Larry Brown RB 1969–76
Dave Butz DT 1975–88
Gary Clark WR 1985–92
Jack Kent Cooke Owner 1961–97
Bill Dudley RB, 1950–51, 1953
Wayne Curry Prince George's County Executive 1994–2002
Pat Fischer CB 1968–77
Joe Gibbs Head Coach, 1981–92, 2004–07
Darrell Green CB 1983–2002
Russ Grimm G 1981–91
Chris Hanburger LB 1965–78
Ken Harvey LB 1994–98
Len Hauss C 1964–77
Phil Hochberg PA Announcer 1963–2000
Ken Houston S 1973–80
Sam Huff LB, 1964–67, 1969
Joe Jacoby T/G 1981–93
Dick James RB 1956–63
Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964–74
Charlie Justice RB, 1950, 1952–54
Billy Kilmer QB 1971–78
Eddie LeBaron QB, 1952–53, 1955–59
Vince Lombardi Head Coach 1969
Dexter Manley DE 1981–89
Charles Mann DE 1983–93
George Preston Marshall Team Founder & Owner 1932–69
Wayne Millner End, 1936–41, 1945
Bobby Mitchell Flanker 1962–68
Brian Mitchell RB/KR 1990–99
Art Monk WR 1980–93
Mark Moseley PK 1974–86
Brig Owens DB 1966–77
Richie Petitbon S 1971-72, defensive coordinator 1981-92
Vince Promuto G 1960–70
John Riggins RB, 1976–79, 1981–85
Jerry Smith TE 1965–77
Charley Taylor WR 1964–77
Sean Taylor S 2004–07
Joe Theismann QB 1974–85
Lamar "Bubba" Tyer Head Athletic Trainer, 1971–2002, 2004–08
Doug Williams QB 1986–89

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