About
Name: Charles Tillman
Height/Weight: 6'1", 198 lbs.
Position: Cornerback
Born: February 23
Resides in: Chicago, IL
College: Louisiana-Lafayette
Acquired: 2003
NFL: 9 seasons
PROFESSIONAL FACTS
- Leads the Bears with 22 interceptions since being drafted by the Bears in 2003
- Has started 94 of 98 career games played at Left Cornerback
- His 21 forced fumbles since 2003 are the most in the NFL amongst cornerbacks
- His 585 tackles since 2003 are the most in Bears' secondary
- Stands as Bears' active leader with 70 career passes break ups
- 2012 NFL Pro Bowl Selection
- Sports Illustrated Rookie of the Year 2003
- Sports Illustrated All-Pro 2003
- Defensive Rookie of the Year 2003
- Brian Piccolo Award Winner 2003, 2008
- NFC Defensive Player of the Week 10/30/2005
AWARDS
- One of only seventeen NFL players chosen, for their commitment to their community, to be a 2008 NFL Neighborhood MVP
- Ed Block Courage Award winner 2008
- Finalist for the Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2011
- Chicago Bears' Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2011 and is one of the team's most involved players in the Chicago community.
- Fifth Third Bank’s 2011 Community Leadership Award & Namesake Scholarship
ABOUT CHARLES TILLMAN AND CORNERSTONE FOUNDATION
- In May of 2008, Charles' three-month-old daughter, Tiana, was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy. In July 2008, at the age of six months old she received a heart transplant.
- Since 2005, Charles Tillman's charitable efforts have impacted the lives of over one million Chicago-area children.
- Charles and Jackie Tillman have three beautiful children: Talya, Tiana and Tysen.
MISSION
The mission of the Charles Tillman Cornerstone Foundation is to provide opportunities and resources to children or their families who are in need. To hear Charles share his story, click here.
