Charles J. Tarver is an American former professional

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. He played

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Hudson Valley Community College Hudson Valley Community College is a public community college in Troy, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY). Although about eighty percent of the students are from the Capital District, the remainder are from other par ...

Early life

Tarver attended

Bishop Maginn High School Bishop Maginn High School was a Catholic high school in Albany, New York. It was a coeducational institution. The school belonged to the school system of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. It was accredited by the New York State Board of Rege ...

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, where he was a member of both the basketball and football teams.

College career

Tarver attended

after high school, where he continued his football career. After just one semester at Hudson Valley, Tarver transferred to

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, he played basketball.

Professional career

Saginaw Sting

Tarver joined the

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of the

Continental Indoor Football League The Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) was an indoor American football, indoor American football, football league based along the Midwestern United States region that played nine seasons from 2006 to 2014. It began play in April 2006 as ...

(CIFL) in 2012. Playing as a

, Tarver was named the CIFL's Special Teams Player of the Year in 2012. Tarver also helped the Sting win the 2012

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over the

Dayton Silverbacks The Dayton Silverbacks were a professional indoor football team based in Dayton, Ohio. The team was a member of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). The franchise started as the Miami Valley Silverbacks and joined the CIFL in 2007 af ...

. Tarver returned to the Sting in 2013, where he was named the CIFL's MVP as well as Special Teams Player of the Year, but the Sting fell in the Championship Game to the

Erie Explosion The Erie Explosion was a professional American indoor football team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007 as the Pittsburgh RiverRats, the Explosion played in the Professional Indoor Football League, the United Indoor Football League, th ...

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

In April 2014, Tarver signed with the

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of the

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(CFL).

Erie Explosion

On May 12, 2015, Tarver signed with the

of the

Professional Indoor Football League The Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) was a professional indoor football league that played four seasons from 2012 to 2015. Like the Lone Star Football League, the PIFL was mainly composed of teams formerly part of Southern Indoor F ...

(PIFL).

Abilene Warriors

Tarver signed with the Abilene Warriors of

American Indoor Football American Indoor Football (AIF) is a professional Indoor American football, indoor football league, one of the several regional professional indoor football leagues in North America. The AIFL began as a regional league with six franchises on the ...

in 2016.

Boston Blaze

Tarver signed with the Boston Blaze of the Can-Am Indoor Football League in 2017.

References

External links

Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarver, C. J. 1984 births Living people American football running backs American football wide receivers American men's basketball players Players of Canadian football from New York (state) Basketball players from Albany, New York Canadian football wide receivers Erie Explosion players Hudson Valley Vikings football players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Players of American football from Albany, New York Saginaw Sting players Trenton Freedom players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Winston Wildcats players