Chuck Burr

{{Short description|American sports executive and administrator}}

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| position = General manager

| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|6|1}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|1|13|1923|6|1}}

| death_place = Getzville, New York, U.S.

| high_school = Kenmore

| college = Buffalo State

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  • Buffalo Bills (1960–1963)
    Director of media and public relations

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Charles "Chuck" Burr (June 1, 1923 – January 13, 2015) was an executive and administrator in the AFL and in the NHL. He was the general manager for the Miami Dolphins in their first season (1966).{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/executives/BurrCh0.htm|title=Chuck Burr Football Executive Record|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.harnesslink.com/News/Charles-Chuck-Burr-91-longtime-publicist|title=Charles "Chuck" Burr, 91, longtime publicist|first=Harness|last=link|website=www.harnesslink.com}} He was the Assistant General Manager of the Buffalo Bills from 1964 to 1965.{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.buffalobills.com/tag/chuck-burr/|title=Chuck Burr|website=Inside The Bills}}{{Cite web|url=https://buffalonews.com/obituaries/charles-burr-sports-administrator-and-broadcaster/article_7586c028-e2f7-5c67-ab43-83102cacc757.html|title=Charles Burr, sports administrator and broadcaster|website=The Buffalo News|date=15 January 2015 }}{{cite news|url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/chuck-burr-buffalo-bills-championship-ring-lost-lake-erie/article_0d61789a-21ad-11ef-8cc5-8b4c7014f6dc.html|title=Chuck Burr’s 1964 Bills championship ring was lost in Lake Erie for 30 years|date=June 3, 2024|agency=The Buffalo News|author=Brady, Erik|accessdate=June 4, 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603150937/https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/chuck-burr-buffalo-bills-championship-ring-lost-lake-erie/article_0d61789a-21ad-11ef-8cc5-8b4c7014f6dc.html|archivedate=June 3, 2024}} He also was a Public and Media Relations Director for the Buffalo Sabres in the 1970s. Burr worked at the Buffalo Raceway for a long time after his AFL and NHL career. He died on January 13, 2015, in Getzville, New York, at the age of 91.

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