Charles Mann (football player)
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Charles Andre Mann now a business man, is American football
defensive end
in the National Football League
for the Washington Redskins
and San Francisco 49ers
. Mann was a four-time Pro Bowl
er in 1987
, 1988
, 1989
, 1991
.
and attended Valley High School
.
Charles Mann is a devout Christian.
at the University of Nevada
, where he played defensive end from 1979 to 1982. During his senior season, he led the Big Sky Conference
with 14 sacks and was named the conference's Most Valuable Defensive Lineman.
in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft
by the Washington Redskins
and by his second season, he was the starting left defensive end
, opposite to Dexter Manley
. During this time, Mann had double-digit sack seasons four times, including a career-high 14.5 in 1985
, which was just his third season in the NFL.
Mann finished his career with the Redskins with 82 sacks, second-most in franchise history and won two Super Bowl
s (XXII
and XXVI
). He was released by the Redskins and signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers
in 1994
, where he won another Super Bowl (XXIX
) before retiring.
, Tim Johnson
and Earnest Byner
. The foundation provides youth with the environment needed to equip them with the skills, training and resources necessary to compete successfully in society through the Student Training Opportunity Program (STOP). The program serves more than 50 high school students, four days a week during the school year and five days a week during the summer providing after-school programs, tutoring and mentoring.
In 1993, Mann was voted the “Washingtonian of the Year." Among his many accomplishments, Mann serves as a member of the board of Inova Health System
s and as Chairman of the Inova Alexandria Hospital Quality Committee, the board of the McLean School and a Deacon with Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly, Virginia
.
Prior to starting his own company, Mann was aligned with some of the best known brands locally and nationally: ESPN
, BET
, WUSA (TV)
and WJFK-FM
as Color Analyst & Reporter. McDonalds, Diet Coke
and Swanson
as Spokesman.
Mann has been involved with National Kidney Foundation
, United Way and the Ronald McDonald House Charities
, The Border Babies Foundation, the “Read And Achieve Program,” “Why School is Cool” Program, The Metropolitan Boys and Girls Clubs, Children’s Hospital, The Children’s Cancer Foundation and President Clinton’s National Service Initiative Committee.
Mann and his wife of twenty-five years, Tyrena and their three children, currently live in the Washington area. Mann's son, Cameron, is in the graduating class of 2010 at the McLean School of Maryland
. Cameron has starred in many of the school's plays, and is a member of the High School Choir.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
defensive end
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
and San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
. Mann was a four-time Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
er in 1987
1988 Pro Bowl
The 1988 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 7, 1988 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final Score was AFC 15, NFC 6. Bruce Smith of the Buffalo Bills was the game's MVP. The referee was Dick Hantak....
, 1988
1989 Pro Bowl
The 1989 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 29, 1989 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final score was NFC 34, AFC 3. Randall Cunningham of the Philadelphia Eagles was the game's MVP. The referee was Ben Dreith. It was the last Pro Bowl game played in the month of January for two...
, 1989
1990 Pro Bowl
The 1990 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 4, 1990 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final Score was NFC 27, AFC 21. There were 50,445 people in attendance. Jerry Gray of the Los Angeles Rams was the game's MVP. The referee was Johnny Grier....
, 1991
1992 Pro Bowl
The 1992 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 2, 1992 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final Score was NFC 21, AFC 15. Michael Irvin of the Dallas Cowboys was the game's MVP....
.
Early life
Mann was born in Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
and attended Valley High School
Valley High School (Sacramento, California)
For schools of the same name, see Valley High SchoolValley High School is a 9th-12th grade college preparatory high school located in Sacramento County, California, near the city limits of Elk Grove, California and Sacramento, California. The school was established in 1977 as part of the Elk Grove...
.
Charles Mann is a devout Christian.
College career
Mann attended and played college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at the University of Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...
, where he played defensive end from 1979 to 1982. During his senior season, he led the Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...
with 14 sacks and was named the conference's Most Valuable Defensive Lineman.
Professional career
Mann was draftedNFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft
1983 NFL Draft
The 1983 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26–27, 1983...
by the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
and by his second season, he was the starting left defensive end
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
, opposite to Dexter Manley
Dexter Manley
Dexter Keith Manley, nicknamed the "Secretary of Defense" is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Phoenix Cardinals, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an eleven-year career from 1981 to 1991. He also played in the Canadian Football...
. During this time, Mann had double-digit sack seasons four times, including a career-high 14.5 in 1985
1985 NFL season
The 1985 NFL season was the 66th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XX when the Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots.-Major rule changes:...
, which was just his third season in the NFL.
Mann finished his career with the Redskins with 82 sacks, second-most in franchise history and won two Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
s (XXII
Super Bowl XXII
Super Bowl XXII was an American football game played on January 31, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1987 regular season...
and XXVI
Super Bowl XXVI
Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game played on January 26, 1992 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota to decide the National Football League champion following the 1991 regular season...
). He was released by the Redskins and signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
in 1994
1994 NFL season
The 1994 NFL season was the 75th regular season of the National Football League. To honor the NFL's 75th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season...
, where he won another Super Bowl (XXIX
Super Bowl XXIX
Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29, 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1994 regular season...
) before retiring.
After football
Mann helped found the Good Samaritan Foundation with his Washington teammates Art MonkArt Monk
James Arthur "Art" Monk is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, New York Jets, and the Philadelphia Eagles...
, Tim Johnson
Tim Johnson (football)
Timothy Johnson is Senior Pastor at Orlando World Outreach Center in Orlando, Florida and a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League.-College career:...
and Earnest Byner
Earnest Byner
Earnest Alexander Byner is a former American football running back in the National Football League and is currently a running backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars...
. The foundation provides youth with the environment needed to equip them with the skills, training and resources necessary to compete successfully in society through the Student Training Opportunity Program (STOP). The program serves more than 50 high school students, four days a week during the school year and five days a week during the summer providing after-school programs, tutoring and mentoring.
In 1993, Mann was voted the “Washingtonian of the Year." Among his many accomplishments, Mann serves as a member of the board of Inova Health System
Inova Health System
Inova Health System is a non-profit health organization based in Falls Church, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. Inova Health System is a network of hospitals, outpatient services, assisted living and long-term care facilities, and healthcare centers....
s and as Chairman of the Inova Alexandria Hospital Quality Committee, the board of the McLean School and a Deacon with Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly, Virginia
Chantilly, Virginia
Chantilly is an unincorporated community located in western Fairfax County and southeastern Loudoun County of Northern Virginia. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place , the community population was 23,039 as of the 2010 census -- down from 41,041 in 2000, due to the...
.
Prior to starting his own company, Mann was aligned with some of the best known brands locally and nationally: ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, BET
Bet
Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
, WUSA (TV)
WUSA (TV)
WUSA is a television station broadcasting on channel 9 in Washington, D.C.. Owned by the Gannett Company, WUSA is an affiliate of the CBS television network, and the longest-tenured affiliate of that network...
and WJFK-FM
WJFK-FM
WJFK-FM, known on-air as 106.7 The Fan, is a sports radio-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Manassas, Virginia, serving the metro Washington DC area...
as Color Analyst & Reporter. McDonalds, Diet Coke
Diet Coke
Diet Coke is a sugar-free soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company. It was first introduced in the United States on August 9, 1982, as the first new brand since 1886 to use the Coca-Cola trademark...
and Swanson
Swanson
Swanson is a brand of TV dinners, broths, and canned poultry made for the North American market. The TV dinner business is currently owned by Pinnacle Foods, while the broth business is currently owned by the Campbell Soup Company...
as Spokesman.
Mann has been involved with National Kidney Foundation
National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. is a major voluntary health organization in the United States, headquartered in New York City...
, United Way and the Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities is an independent 501c3 organization whose mission is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children across the world...
, The Border Babies Foundation, the “Read And Achieve Program,” “Why School is Cool” Program, The Metropolitan Boys and Girls Clubs, Children’s Hospital, The Children’s Cancer Foundation and President Clinton’s National Service Initiative Committee.
Mann and his wife of twenty-five years, Tyrena and their three children, currently live in the Washington area. Mann's son, Cameron, is in the graduating class of 2010 at the McLean School of Maryland
McLean School of Maryland
McLean School of Maryland is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational college preparatory day school located in Potomac, Maryland for grades K through 12. It was primarily grades K through 8 until the early 2000's when it created the high school portion of the school...
. Cameron has starred in many of the school's plays, and is a member of the High School Choir.