Don Carothers
No. 86 | |
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Position: | Offensive end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Moline, Illinois, U.S. | May 13, 1934
Died: | September 18, 2008 Wilson, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 74)
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Moline (IL) |
College: | Bradley |
NFL draft: | 1957 / Round: 10 / Pick: 118 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Donald E. "Crutch" Carothers (May 13, 1934 – September 19, 2008) was an
Early years
Carothers participated in high school football, basketball and track for the Moline High School Maroons. He was a member of the 1951 Maroons basketball team that finished second in the state.[2] He also won the Illinois state high jump title for three consecutive years.[3]
College career
Carothers first attended the University of Iowa on a basketball scholarship.[3] He transferred to Bradley University and was a letterman in football, basketball and track for the Braves. He was a member of the Braves basketball team that won the 1957 NIT championship. Carothers was also the team's leading receiver and punter in football his senior season. He was later inducted into the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
Professional career
Carothers was selected by the
Personal life
Carothers worked as an insurance agent and also in the investment field after his football career.[2][3] He was later the owner of the Carothers Insurance Company in Bettendorf, Iowa.[3] He also was the general manager of the Quad City Raiders, which played in the Continental Football League.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "DON CAROTHERS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Marx, John (September 22, 2008). "Remembering Don Carothers". qconline.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "DONALD E. CAROTHERS". deroofuneralhome.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- The Milwaukee Sentinel. United Press International. June 4, 1958. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Chicago Cardinals cut their squad to 38 by asking waivers". Daily Inter Lake. September 16, 1958. p. 5. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.