Charlie Tolar
Charlie Tolar of Northwestern State University of Louisiana was an early
American Football League star. At Northwestern, Tolar was twice Gulf States Conference
MVP and still holds four school records. One of the most popular figures in the early days of the AFL, the 5-6, 210-pounder had dozens of nicknames, including "the Human Bowling Ball", and was named to AFL All-Star teams in 1961, 1962 and 1963. Tolar helped the
Houston Oilers win the first American Football League championship in 1960, and to repeat in 1961. The team finished as runners-up in 1962, when he was the team's Offensive MVP with 1,012 yards and a league record 244 carries. He was named ato the Oilers' 30th Anniversary Dream Team chosen by fans in 1989. He is a member of the
American Football League Hall of Fame.
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