Bruce Charles "Charlie" Baumann (born August 25, 1967 in Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie is a city located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest city , with a population of 102,000...

) is a former professional American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 placekicker

Placekicker

Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...

 in the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 and the Arena Football League. He played college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 for West Virginia

West Virginia Mountaineers football

The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their...

 and was acquired through free agency in 1991 by the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

. He was signed by the New England Patriots

New England Patriots

The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...

where he played two seasons.

College

Four year starter at West Virginia...recorded 291 points, second most ever by a Mountaineer kicker...All-East Independent honorable mention choice in 1988 after scoring 119 points, including a season school record 59 of 61 PATs...Associated Press All-East Independent honorable mention in 1986...led West Virginia in scoring in 1985 with 63 points on 14 of 20 field goals and 21 of 21 PATs.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies, West Virginia University 1990; Master of Business Administration(Finance), University of Central Florida 1997; Master of Science in Accounting, University of Central Florida 2004.

Post Football Career

Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Medical Group of Florida, Inc.; President and Minority Owner, Brevard County Manatees Minor League Baseball Club, Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.