Charlie Brandon

Charles Edward Brandon was an American football player, all-star, and Grey Cup champion lineman in the Canadian Football League, playing seven seasons with the Ottawa Rough Riders.
A graduate of Shaw University, Brandon started his career playing one game for the Winnipeg [Blue Bombers] in 1967. He then spent three seasons in the Continental Football League playing for the semi-pro Norfolk Neptunes. He returned to Canada and began a seven-year stay in Ottawa, where he was a part of the feared "Capital Punishment" defensive unit. He won two Grey Cups and in his final season switched to offensive guard, and was an all-star. He was the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player in 1973.
Brandon died on August 9, 2022, at the age of 78, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.