Charles Martin (American football)

rdf:langString Charles Martin (American football)

rdf:langString Charles Martin

rdf:langString * Birmingham Stallions * Edmonton Eskimos * Green Bay Packers * Houston Oilers * Atlanta Falcons

rdf:langString After the play, I took a hold of Martin's arm and said, ‘Ninety-four, you're out of game. I'm ejecting you.' And he pulled away and said, ‘I'm not going anywhere with you.' I looked at him and, tongue-in-cheek, I said, ‘If you don't come with me, I'm going to let the Bears kill you.' He said, ‘Let's go.'

rdf:langString Charles Martin (August 31, 1959 – January 23, 2005) was an American gridiron football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. He began his professional career on the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983 and also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Edmonton Eskimos before joining the Packers. Following his Green Bay tenure from 1984 to 1987, he was a member of the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons until his 1988 retirement. Due to a late hit on Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon in 1986, Martin became the first modern NFL player to have a multi-game suspension for an on-field incident. The incident also made Martin the first NFL player ejected for a violent act not part of the game, setting an NFL precedent.

rdf:langString * Gulf South Conference 1982 Defensive Player of the Year