Charles Elvin Powell (April 4, 1932 – September 1, 2014) was an American multi-sport professional sportsman as an National Football League (NFL) football player, professional boxer (who fought champions Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson), and Minor League baseball player.

He and his younger brother Art Powell (a future NFL wide receiver who played for the New York Titans and Oakland Raiders in the 1960s) grew up in the Logan Heights area of San Diego, California.

Charlie starred in football, basketball, track and baseball at San Diego High School.

After high school, Charlie was recruited by Notre Dame and UCLA to play football, St. Louis Browns baseball owner Bill Veeck, who had acquired the legendary pitcher Satchel Paige from the Cleveland Indians, signed the power-hitting outfielder to a professional baseball contract.

In March 1959, on television, he knocked out Nino Valdes of Cuba who was the number 2 ranked heavyweight fighter in the world at the time.