Russell Carter (American football)
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 10, 1962 Ardmore, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lower Merion (Ardmore) | ||||||||
| College: | SMU | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1984: 1st round, 10th pick | ||||||||
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Russell Edmonds Carter, Jr. (born February 10, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons during the 1980s. Carter played college football for Southern Methodist University, and then played professionally for the New York Jets and Los Angeles Raiders of the NFL.
Early life and education
[edit]Born and raised in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Carter attended Lower Merion High School.[1] He played college football at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, from 1980 to 1983.[2] As a senior, was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.[3]
Carter was also an All-American sprinter for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, finishing 2nd in the 4 × 400 m at the 1983 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[4]
Professional career
[edit]The New York Jets selected Carter in the first round (tenth pick overall) of the 1984 NFL draft.[5] He played for the Jets from 1984 to 1987. He spent his final two NFL seasons with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1988 and 1989. In six NFL seasons, Carter appeared in sixty-four games, started forty-seven of them, intercepted four passes, and recovered three fumbles.[1][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Russell Carter Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Russell Carter Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 13. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "Russell Carter Stats". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- 1962 births
- Living people
- All-American college football players
- American football cornerbacks
- American football safeties
- Los Angeles Raiders players
- New York Jets players
- SMU Mustangs football players
- Players of American football from Philadelphia
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- SMU Mustangs men's track and field athletes
- American male sprinters
- Track and field athletes from Pennsylvania