Charlie Joiner
Charles Joiner Jr.
Born: October 14, 1947
Many, LA USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 188
College: Grambling St.
High School: W.O. Boston (Lake Charles, LA)
Career: 1969-1986
Drafted: 1969 in Round 4, #93 overall by the Houston Oilers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996
Charlie Joiner played from 1969 to 1986 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Oilers and San Diego Chargers. Joiner caught 750 passes for 12,146 yards and 65 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| NFL | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Houston Oilers | 28 | 416 | 14.9 | 87 | 3 |
| 1971 | NFL Houston Oilers | 31 | 681 | 22.0 | 70 | 7 |
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 133 | 16.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 16 | 306 | 19.1 | 82 | 2 |
| 1973 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 214 | 16.5 | 26 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 24 | 390 | 16.2 | 65 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 37 | 726 | 19.6 | 51 | 5 |
| 1976 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 50 | 1056 | 21.1 | 81 | 7 |
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 35 | 542 | 15.5 | 32 | 6 |
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 33 | 607 | 18.4 | 46 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 72 | 1008 | 14.0 | 39 | 4 |
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 71 | 1132 | 15.9 | 51 | 4 |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 70 | 1188 | 17.0 | 57 | 7 |
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 36 | 545 | 15.1 | 43 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 65 | 960 | 14.8 | 33 | 3 |
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 61 | 793 | 13.0 | 41 | 6 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 59 | 932 | 15.8 | 39 | 7 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 34 | 440 | 12.9 | 33 | 2 |
| AFL | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| NFL | 743 | 12069 | 16.2 | 87 | 65 | |
| Totals | 750 | 12146 | 16.2 | 87 | 65 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 28 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| AFL | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| NFL | 7 | 121 | 17.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10 | 194 | 19.4 | 28 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1970 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | |
| Totals | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 7 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 9 | 8 |
| 1971 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 13 |
| 1972 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 6 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 4 |
| 1974 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 12 |
| 1975 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 11 |
| 1976 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 15 |
| 1979 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 14 |
| 1986 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 9 |
Honors
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1980 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
