Chuck Shonta

{{Short description|American football player (born 1937)}}

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

{{BLP moresources|date=November 2023}}

{{Use American English|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1937|8|29|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date =

| position = Defensive back

| college = Eastern Michigan

| number = 34

| pfr = ShonCh00

| highlights =

• AFL All-Star (1966)
• Boston Patriots All-1960s Team

| pastteams =

• Boston Patriots (1960–1967)

| HOF =

}}

Charles Shonta (born August 29, 1937, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for the Boston Patriots of the American Football League (AFL).{{cite book |last1=Thornton |first1=J. |last2=Holley |first2=M. |title=From Darkness to Dynasty: The First 40 Years of the New England Patriots |publisher=Triumph Books |year=2020 |isbn=978-1-64125-565-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fo_xDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT52 |access-date=November 2, 2024 |page=52}} He played college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles. In 1960, he joined the Patriots of the upstart AFL. He played there for eight seasons and was a one-time AFL All-Star selection, and is a member of the Patriots All-1960s (AFL) Team.