Biography

Charlie Garner was born on February 13, 1972 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

Charlie was originally drafted by The Philadelphia Eagles in the second round (42nd overall) in 1994. He stayed with the team until 1998. In 1999, He signed with The San Francisco 49ers and was a full time starter. In 2001, He signed with The Oakland Raiders until 2004. In 2004 he signed with The Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he finished his career after 12 NFL seasons.

Since becoming a full-time starter with the 49ers in 1999, has emerged as one of the league's premier multi-purpose threats out of the backfield.

Averaged nearly 100 yards of total offense per game (7,812 yards in 78 games) during the five-year span from 1999-2003. He was a dangerous weapon out of the backfield as both a runner and a receiver and is one of the best all-purpose running backs in the game.

Led the NFL in Rushing Average (5.4) in 1995.

Retired after being released by The Tampa Bay Buccaneers.