Charlie Collins (Canadian football)

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1946–2012)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox CFL biography

| name = Charlie Collins

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|1|24}}

| birth_place = Marietta, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|2|23|1946|1|24}}

| death_place = Smyrna, Georgia, U.S.

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| import = yes

| position1 = Running back

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 225

| highschool = Campbell (Smyrna, Georgia)

| college = Auburn

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1968}}–{{CFL Year|1970}}

| playing_team1 = Montreal Alouettes

| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|1971}}–{{CFL Year|1975}}

| playing_team2 = Saskatchewan Roughriders

| career_highlights =

• Grey Cup champion ({{CFL Year|1970}})
• Second-team All-SEC (1967)

}}

Charles Herman Collins (January 24, 1946 – February 23, 2012) was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes. He won the Grey Cup with Montreal in 1970.{{cite web| url = http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=collicha002| title = Charlie Collins football statistics on StatsCrew.com}} He previously played college football at Auburn University in Alabama.{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/coll02750.html|title=Charlie Collins Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Transactions|website=profootballarchives.com|access-date=July 5, 2024}} In 2012, he died in a car accident at the age of 66.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/former-roughriders-linebacker/|title = Former Roughriders linebacker Charlie Collins dead at 66 - Sportsnet.ca}}