Charles B. Joiner Jr. (born October 14, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. He played 11 seasons with the San Diego Chargers, with whom he earned all three of his Pro Bowl selections, and was named first-team All-Pro in 1980. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Joiner played college football with the Grambling State Tigers and was a three-time, first-team all-conference selection in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). He was selected in the fourth round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft by the AFL's Houston Oilers. Joiner played four seasons each for the Oilers and Cincinnati Bengals before joining the Chargers. He retired with the most career receptions, receiving yards, and games played of any wide receiver in NFL history. Early life and college Joiner was born in Many, Louisiana, the only child in a low income family. His father, Charlie Sr., was a truck driver. Joiner attended W. O. Boston High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He did not play football until his junior year, but excelled as an all-state receiver and earned a scholarship to Grambling State University to play for coach Eddie Robinson. At Grambling, Joiner played with quarterback James Harris and was a three-time, first-team All-SWAC selection (1966–1968). He was the team's leading receiver from 1966 to 1968 with 2,066 yards. Professional playing career Joiner graduated from Grambling in 1969 and was selected in the fourth round of the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft with the 93rd overall pick by the AFL's Houston Oilers. He started his career as a defensive back, but he made the switch to wide receiver in his rookie year after being carted off the field from a hit by Denver Broncos running back Floyd Little. Joiner played for Houston until 1972, when he was traded to the Cincinnati Bengals. He had his best season to date in 1975, when he had career bests of 37 receptions for 726 yards, an average of 19.6 yards per catch. On November 23, 1975, he set a Bengals' then-single-game record with 200 receiving yards in a 35–23 loss to Cleveland. After the season, Cincinnati traded him to the San Diego Chargers for defensive end Coy Bacon. Joiner was happy to reunite with new Chargers offensive coordinator Bill Walsh, who had been