C. J. Tarver

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1984)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=C. J. Tarver

|image=

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|current_team=

|number=1, 2, 3, 12, 28

|position=Wide receiver

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1984|7|10}}

|birth_place=Albany, New York, U.S.

|death_date=

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|height_ft=5

|height_in=8

|weight_lbs=160

|high_school=Albany (NY) Bishop Maginn

|college=Hudson Valley C. C.

|undraftedyear=2006

|pastteams=

Albany Metro Mallers (2011–2013)
Saginaw Sting ({{CIFL Year|2012}}–{{CIFL Year|2013}})
Trenton Freedom ({{PIFL Year|2014}})*
Saginaw Sting ({{CIFL Year|2014}})
Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2014}})*
Saginaw Sting (2015)
Erie Explosion ({{PIFL Year|2015}})
Abilene Warriors (2016)*
Winston Wildcats (2016)
Boston Blaze (2017)

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2× CIFL Special Team Player of the Year ({{CIFL Year|2012}}, {{CIFL Year|2013}})
CIFL Champion ({{CIFL Year|2012}})
CIFL MVP ({{CIFL Year|2013}})

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Charles J. Tarver is an American former professional football

wide receiver. He played college football at Hudson Valley Community College

Early life

Tarver attended Bishop Maginn High School in Albany, New York, where he was a member of both the basketball and football teams.

College career

Tarver attended Hudson Valley Community College after high school, where he continued his football career.{{cite web |url=http://jcfootball.scout.com/2/301797.html |title=Hudson Valley Upsets No. 8 Erie |author=Steve Mullen |date=October 3, 2004 |publisher=Microsoft |work=www.scout.com |accessdate=April 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424211039/http://jcfootball.scout.com/2/301797.html |archive-date=April 24, 2014 |url-status=dead }} After just one semester at Hudson Valley, Tarver transferred to Schenectady County Community College, he played basketball.{{cite web |url=http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/dec/19/1219_collegenotes/?print |title=New home fits Royals nicely |date=December 19, 2008 |publisher=Daily Gazette |work=www.dailygazette.com |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}

Professional career

=Saginaw Sting=

Tarver joined the Saginaw Sting of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2012. Playing as a wide receiver, Tarver was named the CIFL's Special Teams Player of the Year in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2012/07/saginaw_stings_tommy_jones_nam.html |title=Saginaw Sting's Tommy Jones named CIFL MVP, Charles Tarver named Special Teams Player of the Year |author=Kyle Austin |date=July 5, 2012 |publisher=MLive Media Group |work=www.mlive.com |accessdate=April 24, 2014}} Tarver also helped the Sting win the 2012 CIFL Championship Game over the Dayton Silverbacks.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2012/06/saginaw_sting_find_perfection.html |title=Saginaw Sting find perfection, third title in four years with 35-7 CIFL title game victory over Dayton Silverbacks |author=Erich T. Doerr |date=June 3, 2012 |publisher=MLive Media Group |work=www.mlive.com |accessdate=April 24, 2014}} Tarver returned to the Sting in 2013, where he was named the CIFL's MVP as well as Special Teams Player of the Year, but the Sting fell in the Championship Game to the Erie Explosion.{{cite web |url=http://www.goerie.com/article/20130513/FOOTBALL09/305139949/Explosion-nips-Sting-for-CIFL-title |title=Explosion nips Sting for CIFL title |author=Bob Jarzomski |date=May 13, 2013 |publisher=CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. |work=www.goerie.com |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}

=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=

In April 2014, Tarver signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/04/saginaw_sting_playmaker_cj_tar_1.html |title=Saginaw Sting playmaker CJ Tarver signs with Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League |author=Cory Butzin |date=April 23, 2014 |publisher=MLive Media Group |work=www.mlive.com |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}