Running back, North Carolina, 1946–49
Charlie Justice
- Born
- May 18, 1924, in Asheville, North Carolina
- Died
- Oct 17, 2003, in Cherryville, North Carolina
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Charlie Justice played running back at North Carolina (1946–49). He finished second in the 1948 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1948. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1961.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1961College Football Hall of Fame
- 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949First-team All-Southern Conference
- 1948Consensus All‑American
- 1948, 1949Second in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Southern champions, 1946 and 1949
All-America: consensus 1948; AP first team 1949; Collier’s first team 1949; INS offense 1949; NEA second team 1946 and 1947; UP second team 1946 and 1949; AP second team 1947; AP third team 1946; INS third team 1947; and 5 more selectors’ teams
The teams in those years
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