American football player (1944–2024)
Charlie Turner|
| Date of birth | (1944-12-12)December 12, 1944 |
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| Place of birth | Weirton, West Virginia, U.S. |
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| Date of death | November 5, 2024(2024-11-05) (aged 79) |
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| CFL status | International |
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| Position(s) | OT |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
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| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
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| US college | Ohio |
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| 1967–1968, 1970 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
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| 1971–1978 | Edmonton Eskimos |
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| 1979 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
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| CFL All-Star | 1973, 1974, 1975 |
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| CFL West All-Star | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977 |
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Charlie Turner (December 12, 1944 – November 5, 2024) was an American professional football player who was an offensive lineman for 12 seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1] He won two Grey Cups for the Edmonton Eskimos and another one with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 1975.[2]
Turner was born in Weirton, West Virginia, and grew up in Bellaire, Ohio. He played college football for the Ohio Bobcats. He signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, and spent 1966 on their taxi squad. He joined Hamilton midseason in 1967, when they won the Grey Cup.[3]
Turner died on November 5, 2024, at the age of 79.[4][5]
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