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American football player (1938–1995)

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American football player

Doug Cline

Cline with the Houston Oilers in 1961

No. 31

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Born:

(1938-03-22)March 22, 1938
Valdese, North Carolina, U.S.

Died:

October 10, 1995(1995-10-10) (aged 57)
Rutherford College, North Carolina, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

230 lb (104 kg)

Career information

High school:

Valdese (NC)

College:

Clemson (1956–1959)

NFL draft:

1960 / round: 14 / pick: 168

AFL draft:

1960 / round: 2
Pick: First Selections

Career history

Houston Oilers (1960–1966)
San Diego Chargers (1966)

Career highlights and awards

2× AFL champion (1960, 1961)
Second-team All-ACC (1959)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	95
Games started:	77
Interceptions:	7
Touchdowns:	5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Charles Douglas Cline (March 22, 1938 – October 10, 1995) was a professional American football player who played linebacker for seven seasons for the Houston Oilers and the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL).

Career

Cline played in 95 career games, all but two with the Oilers. He rushed for 105 yards on 37 carries for 2 touchdowns and caught 4 passes for 15 yards in his first season, the only one where he was used on offense. He had 7 interceptions for 77 return yards while causing 2 fumbles.

In the 1961 AFL title game, he had an interception. He returned 4 kick returns for 66 total yards during his career. He was named to the 2nd All-AFL Team in 1962 by the Associated Press and UPI and in 1963 by the Associated Press, NY Daily News and UPI.

Honors

Cline is a member of the Clemson University Athletic Hall of Fame and Burke County Sports Hall of Fame.

References

Doug Cline Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
"Charles Douglas Cline - High School Football Player Burke County NC".
Hall of Fame - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. clemsontigers.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
Charles Douglas Cline - High School Football Player Burke County NC. burkecountysportshalloffame.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

v t e New York Giants 1960 NFL draft selections
Lou Cordileone Jim Leo George Blair Bob Yates Fred Hageman Bob Anderson Bob Simms Dale Rems Pete Hall Jim Varnado Doug Cline Walter Beach Bill Beck Dave Baker Tony Polychronis Jim Webster Bill Gorman

v t e Houston Oilers 1960 AFL champions (inaugural season roster)
12 Charlie Milstead 15 Jacky Lee 16 George Blanda 20 Billy Cannon 21 Ken Hall 22 Joe Majors 24 Julian Spence 30 Mike Dukes 31 Doug Cline 32 Dave Smith 33 Bob White 34 Charlie Kendall 37 Charlie Hennigan 40 Tony Banfield 41 Mark Johnston 43 Jim Norton 44 Charlie Tolar 47 Don Brown 47 Bobby Gordon 50 Dennit Morris 51 John Simerson 53 Hugh Pitts 56 Phil Perlo 57 George Belotti 60 Jim McCanless 61 Bob Talamini 62 Wahoo McDaniel 63 Hogan Wharton 64 Fred Wallner 65 Gary Greaves 70 Al Jamison 71 Pete Davidson 72 Jerry Helluin 73 Dan Lanphear 74 George Shirkey 75 Don Floyd 76 Dalva Allen 77 Rich Michael 79 Orville Trask 82 Johnny Carson 84 Jack Atchason 86 John White 88 Al Witcher 89 Bill Groman Head coach: Lou Rymkus Assistant coaches: Wally Lemm Walt Schlinkman Mac Speedie Fred Wallner

Houston Oilers 1960 AFL champions (inaugural season roster)

Head coach: Lou Rymkus

v t e Houston Oilers 1961 AFL champions
12 Charlie Milstead 15 Jacky Lee 16 George Blanda 20 Billy Cannon 21 Ken Hall 22 Gary Wisener 24 Julian Spence 25 Gene Jones 27 Fred Glick 30 Mike Dukes 31 Doug Cline 32 Dave Smith 33 John Guzik 34 Jack Laraway 37 Ron Botchan 40 Tony Banfield 41 Mark Johnston 43 Jim Norton 44 Charley Tolar 46 Claude King 50 Dennit Morris 52 Bob Schmidt 57 George Belotti 60 Buzz Guy 61 Bob Talamini 62 Dick Frey 63 Hogan Wharton 64 Willis Perkins 66 Leo Reed 70 Al Jamison 73 Bob Kelly 74 George Shirkey 75 Don Floyd 77 Rich Michael 78 Byron Beams 79 Orville Trask 80 Dalva Allen 81 Bob McLeod 82 Ed Husmann 86 John White 87 Charley Hennigan 88 Willard Dewveall 89 Bill Groman Head coaches: Lou Rymkus Wally Lemm Assistant coaches: Walt Schlinkman Mac Speedie Joe Spencer Fred Wallner

Houston Oilers 1961 AFL champions

Head coaches: Lou Rymkus
Wally Lemm

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