From the time I was a young boy from the Cherry Street neighborhood in Norristown PA I knew of Charles "Charlie" Blockson’s athletic prowess in football and track and field. I only found out in the past few years from one of his best friends, Robert "Bob" Butera, what kicked off Blockson’s storied career.
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Charles L. Blockson, 89, of Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, a bibliophile, scholar, activist, athlete and curator emeritus of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University died Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at his home. Born on Dec. 16, 1933, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Charles L. Blockson was the oldest of eight children born to Charles Edward