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Charles 'Doc' Bolden

Position(s): DB

Charles 'Doc' Bolden attended Ferriday High School and lived in Ferriday, Louisiana.

COLLEGE: He played one season for the Hawks in 1968, where he had 4 interceptions and was 5th on the team in tackles. He was involved in a boycott in the spring of 1969 and was dismissed from the team and not invited back by Ray Nagel, but continued to attend school.

PROFESSIONAL: From 1969 to 1971, he played in the Midwest Professional League for the Quad-City Mohawks, and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 6th Round of the 1972 NFL Draft.

Born 1/19/1949 and died on 12/20/1993 at the age of 44.

Drafted Round 6 by Dallas Cowboys in 1972

SEASONS

1967-1968

Ray Nagel

1968-1969 (L)

Ray Nagel

1969-1970

Ray Nagel

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FAMOUS QUOTES from Charles 'Doc' Bolden

The school should become more aware of the academic problems of the black athlete, since most of us come from educationally deprived areas.
12/17/1968... - Link to source - Quote in a Daily Iowan article titled "Ul's Black Athletes - Some Happy Here, Others Not"