Charles Alexander (running back)

Charles Alexander

Alexander with the Bengals in 1980
No. 40
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1957-07-28) July 28, 1957 (age 66)[1] Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Galveston (TX) Ball
College:	LSU
NFL draft:	1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (1979–1985)
Career highlights and awards
SEC Player of the Year (1977) 2× Consensus All-American (1977, 1978) 2× First-team All-SEC (1977, 1978) Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 2,645 Average: 3.5 Rushing touchdowns: 13
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

Charles Fred Alexander Jr. (born July 28, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the LSU Tigers and twice received consensus All-America honors, and he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was a first-round pick in the 1979 NFL draft by the Bengals.