AT NEVADA RENO, CHARLES WAS VOTED THE MOST VALUABLE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE. HE FINISHED THIRD ON HIS TEAM WITH 76 TACKLES AND WAS VOTED A DIVISION I AA ALL AMERICAN.
WHEN CHARLES MANN CAME INTO THE LEAGUE IN 1983, HIS NUMBER 1 GOAL WAS TO EARN RESPECT FROM HIS PEERS. HE EARNED IT WITH FOUR PRO BOWL APPEARANCES TO HIS CREDIT. ONE OF THE MOST PHYSICAL PASS RUSHERS IN THE NFL, CHARLES MANN USED HIS SIZE AND STRENGTH TO OVERPOWER OPPONENTS. THE TWELVE YEAR VETERAN, WHO LED THE SUPERBOWL XXII CHAMPION REDSKINS WITH 10 SACKS, HAS COMPILED OVER 90 SACKS IN HIS CAREER.
OFF THE FIELD, CHARLES WORKS AS HARD AS HE DID WHEN PLAYING. MANN CREDITS HIS RELIGION FOR HELPING HIM KEEP A BALANCE IN LIFE. HE DEVOTED A GREAT DEAL OF HIS OFF SEASON MAKING PERSONAL APPEARANCES, ESPECIALLY ENJOYING TALKING TO THE YOUTH WITH A MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGE TO REACH FOR YOUR OWN GOALS, AND WALK HAND IN HAND WITH CHRIST.
HIS GOOD LOOKS, PLEASING DEMEANOR AND SINCERE CONCERN FOR OTHER PEOPLE ARE QUALITIES THAT HAVE GIVEN HIM THE NICKNAME, "THE MARKETABLE MANN." HIS NATIONAL COMMERCIAL ENDORSEMENTS HAVE INCLUDED MCDONALDS, DIET COKE, AND SWANSON'S HUNGRY MAN DINNERS.
CHARLES' PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS INCLUDE THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION, UNITED WAY, AND RONALD MCDONALD CHILDREN'S CHARITIES. HE HAS WORKED WITH THE READ & ACHIEVE PROGRAM WITH THE 7 11 STORES, THE BORDER BABIES FOUNDATION, LEVER BROTHERS,"WHY SCHOOL IS COOL" PROGRAM, THE METROPOLITAN BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, THE CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION AND PRESIDENT CLINTON'S NATIONAL SERVICE INITIATIVE COMMITTEE.
ON THE FIELD, CHARLES MANN CASTS A MENACING IMAGE, AND SO IT WAS NO SURPRISE WHEN HE WAS CAST ON THE TELEVISION SERIES, "A MAN CALLED HAWK", AS TANK, A TOUGH GUY. BUT ANYONE WHO KNOWS THE REAL MAN WILL ATTEST TO HIS GENTLE NATURE. HE PORTRAYED THE ROLE OF "COAL MANN", IN A WONDERFUL STORY TITLED "JUST IN TIME" FOR THE TELEVISION SERIES, GHOSTWRITER.
CHARLES IS THE PROUD RECIPIENT OF THREE SUPER BOWL RINGS AND WAS HONORED WITH A "WASHINGTONIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD". HE IS THE CO FOUNDER OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATION.
CHARLES RETIRED FROM THE FIELD AS A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE, AND CURRENTLY IS TACKLING A MICROPHONE ...INSTEAD OF A QUARTERBACK.
RADIO SPORTS AND TALK SHOWS, THREE SEASONS WITH CHANNEL 9, AND A COLOR ANALYST FOR THE NFL ARE AMONG HIS LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IF YOU HAVE VISITED THE REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT IN WASHINGTON D.C., PERHAPS YOU HAVE STOPPED IN AT THE CHARLES MANN ALL PRO GRILL FOR A DELICIOUS MEAL BEFORE BOARDING YOUR FLIGHT.
CHARLES AND HIS WIFE, TYRENA, ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF THREE CHILDREN. READING TO HIS CHILDREN, PLAYING GOLF AND AN AVID MOVIE GOER ARE HIS FAVORITE PASTIMES.
CHARLES HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE HALL OF FAME, INDUCTED INTO THE RING
OF STARS AT FED.EX STADIUM AND SELECTED ONE OF THE 70 ALL-TIME GREAT
REDSKINS.
HE IS A MAN WITH A HEART AS BIG AS HIS SMILE.
