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.jpg) Mann in 2019 | |||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | (1961-04-12)April 12, 1961 (age 64) Sacramento, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Sacramento (CA) Valley | ||||||||
| College | Nevada | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1983: 3rd round, 84th overall pick | ||||||||
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Charles Andre Mann (born April 12, 1961) is an American businessman and former professionalfootball player. He played as adefensive end in theNational Football League (NFL) for theWashington Redskins andSan Francisco 49ers. Mann made thePro Bowl four times in1987,1988,1989,1991.
Mann was born inSacramento, California and attendedValley High School.
Mann attended and playedcollege football at theUniversity of Nevada, where he played defensive end from 1979 to 1982. During his senior season, he led theBig Sky Conference with 14 sacks and was named the conference's Most Valuable Defensive Lineman.[2] In 2015, he earned his bachelor's degree in business administration fromStrayer University.[3] Two years later on June 24, 2017, he received an MBA from Strayer University.
Mann was drafted in the third round of the1983 NFL draft by theWashington Redskins and by his second season, he was the starting leftdefensive end, opposite toDexter Manley.[4] During this time, Mann had double-digit sack seasons four times, including a career-high 14.5 in1985, which was just his third season in the NFL.[4]
Mann finished his career with the Redskins with 82 sacks, second-most in franchise history, and 17 forced fumbles, the most in franchise history, and also wonSuper Bowl XXII andSuper Bowl XXVI.[4] He was released by the Redskins and signed as a free agent with theSan Francisco 49ers in1994, where he won another Super Bowl (Super Bowl XXIX) before retiring.
Mann helped found the Good Samaritan Foundation with his Washington teammatesArt Monk,Tim Johnson andEarnest Byner.[5][6] The foundation provides youth with the environment needed to equip them with the skills, training and resources necessary to compete successfully in society through the Student Training Opportunity Program (STOP). The program serves more than 50 high school students, four days a week during the school year and five days a week during the summer providing after-school programs, tutoring and mentoring.[5][6]
In 1993, Mann was voted the "Washingtonian of the Year."[7] Among his many accomplishments, Mann serves as a member of the board ofInova Health Systems and as Chairman of theInova Alexandria Hospital Quality Committee, the board of the McLean School and a Deacon with Grace Covenant Church inChantilly, Virginia. He also serves on the Honorary Board of Directors for Easter Seals Serving DC|MD|VA, located in Silver Spring, MD.
Prior to starting his own company, Mann was aligned with local and national media entities:ESPN,BET,WUSA (TV) andWJFK-FM as Color Analyst & Reporter.McDonald's,Diet Coke andSwanson as Spokesman. Mann has been involved withNational Kidney Foundation,United Way and theRonald McDonald House Charities, The Border Babies Foundation, the "Read And Achieve Program," "Why School is Cool" Program, The MetropolitanBoys and Girls Clubs, Children's Hospital, The Children's Cancer Foundation and President Clinton's National Service Initiative Committee. Mann was a color commentator for the NFL on CBS from 1999 to 2000. He is also an advocate of player safety while upholding the intensity of sports, focusing his efforts with an impact sensor device company,Brain Sentry.
Mann acted in the web seriesTurf Valley.[8]
Mann, his wife of more than 30 years, Tyrena, and their three children, daughter Camille, son Cameron Wesley and daughter Casey live in the Washington area.