I guess this is all part of all of us getting older, but the heroes of the golden era are fading away. Charle Young is the latest. 1st round pick and rookie of the year for the Eagles back in 1973 as a vet presence on a young team. from USC and was instrumental in setting the tone for that 1981 Super Bowl run. He was a Fresno kid who went to USC. He was 75. Funny thing is, he had the same issue I have with my name.
“People had a problem. They thought they had better call me Charlie or Chuck. But Chuck doesn’t fit me, and they didn’t know if they should spell the other one Charlie or Charley. So I decided to find a shorter name that would make it easier for them, and I decided on Charle. Call me Charlie if you want but spell it Charle.”
Still have a few friends that call me Chuck but I never really liked it either. And I randomly see people spell my name with the ‘ey’. Not famous enough to do anything about it though. Plus I have 2 cousins, 2 uncles, and 2 grandparents named Chuck, so I wanted to be different.
In other news, Craig Morton passed as well. Ex-Cal Bear who went on to greatness with the dreaded Cowboys, and somehow dragged the Denver Broncos to the Super Bowl in what for me was the ONLY time I’ve ever rooted for Denver to win anything.
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And hey! Got Robbie Ray going today so let’s see if the Giants can. live up to the prediction of sweeping 4 in LA! Facing Ohtani tonight. At least he isn’t a lefty. Let’s hope we give Rotten Robbie some run support. A 2.74 ERA should be enough to be better than 3-4.
San Francisco 49ers Forever 
Too funny seeing Roman Gabriel as an Eagle. Can’t find any Niner highlights.
Early in SB XVI, we had already fumbled the opening kickoff. We got the ball back and ran a reverse with a lateral to Montana who threw about 15 yards the Young. It looked like an overthrow and interception. Young jumped high in the air and snagged it, averting disaster. I always remember Charle for that play.
I need to watch that game again. Been a while.
Charle Young was a stud from a bygone era of college ball and the NFL.
He was from Edison High in Fresno (back then, the so-called “black” high school that pumped out a ton of great athletes) and onto USC under the legendary Coach McKay, where he was on the ’72 NCAA title team. NFL ROY in the ’72-’73 season, and onto a long, solid NFL career including the first Niner Super Bowl team. Definitely a ’70s star at the TE position for college and the NFL. Helluva player in his prime and IMO a trailblazer for enhancing the TE position into a real offensive threat in the NFL game.
So, Unca, are you now to be better known as “unca Charle”?