Charles Martin (football player)
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Packer's defensive lineman, most (in)famous for proudly displaying a handtowel in pregame warmups with the numbers of Bears stars listed on it, and claimed it was a "hit list" for the game. Martin was allowed to wear the towel in the game, and after a Jim McMahon interception he sauntered over to the quarterback from behind, grabbed McMahon and body slammed him into the rock-hard artificial turf. Pandemonium ensued as the play was one of the most blatantly illegal in NFL history.
Martin played for the Packers from 1984-87. He also played for the Oilers in 1987 and the Falcons in 1988. He began his pro football career with the USFL Birmingham Stallions in 1983.
Martin passed away in 2005 due to complications from kidney failure. A reference to this hit was made during the eulogy at his funeral
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- Ex-Packers DT Charles Martin Dies. Packers.com (January 26, 2005). Retrieved on 2006-10-11.
