Doug Cline

{{Short description|American football player (1938–1995)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Doug Cline

| image = Doug Cline 1961.jpg

| caption = Cline with the Houston Oilers in 1961

| position = Linebacker

| number = 31

| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|3|22}}

| birth_place = Valdese, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|10|10|1938|3|22}}

| death_place = Rutherford College, North Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 230

| draftyear = 1960

| draftround = 14

| draftpick = 168

| afldraftyear = 1960

| afldraftround = 2
Pick: First Selections

| high_school = Valdese (NC)

| college = Clemson (1956–1959)

| teams =

• Houston Oilers (1960–1966)
• San Diego Chargers (1966)

| highlights =

• 2× AFL champion (1960, 1961)
• Second-team All-ACC (1959)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 95

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 77

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 7

| statlabel4 = Touchdowns

| statvalue4 = 5

| pfr = C/ClinDo20

}}

Charles Douglas Cline (March 22, 1938 – October 10, 1995) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for seven seasons for the Houston Oilers and the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL).[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ClinDo20.htm Doug Cline Stats]. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2022.