Charlie Brandon is a former award winning, all-star and Grey Cup champion lineman in the Canadian Football League playing 7 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 3 seasons in the Continental Football League playing for the semi-pro Norfolk Neptunes. He returned to Canada and began a 7 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.