Kent Carter (gridiron football)
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| Position: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cathedral (CA) |
| College: | USC |
| NFL draft: | 1972 / Round: 17 / Pick: 422 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Player stats at PFR | |
Kent Carter (born May 25, 1950) is a former
(CFL).College career
Carter played college football at USC.[1] He joined the Trojans for his junior year after playing for Los Angeles City College.[2] Los Angeles Times staff writer Jeff Prugh described him as "quick" and "hard-hitting."[3] He played his first games for the Trojans at the end of his junior year and then started for most of the first half of his senior year before being relegated to the bench for the latter part of his senior year.[2] He said of his relegation:
I never got an explanation as to why. I thought I looked good in practice. I got compliments from the coaches. They raved about my hitting. Oh, I was making mistakes, but the guy who replaced me was making them too. At least I was getting the job done. I felt I should have been given a second chance.[2]
Professional career
He was drafted by the
The Patriots signed Carter in March 1974.
The Patriots waived Carter during their 1975 training camp and he signed with the Rough Riders and played with them for the 1975 season, appearing in 10 games.[10][11][12][13] Before the 1976 season he was acquired by the Eskimos.[14][15] He played one game for the Eskimos as a defensive end and was injured; after missing eight games he returned and reverted to being a linebacker.[15] The Tiger-Cats acquired him from the Eskimos in October 1976.[16] He played in 4 games for the Eskimos and 3 games for the Tiger-Cats in 1976.[10] He was cut by the Tiger-Cats during the 1977 season after playing in 7 games.[10][17]
In 1978 he was signed by the Toronto Argonauts for a 5 day trial, but released after dressing for 2 games, and then was re-signed with Hamilton on a 5 day trial when Ray Nettles was injured but did not appear in any games.[10][18][19][20] In 1979 he signed with the Toronto Grizzlies of the Mid-Atlantic Football League.[21] He had played a total of 26 games in the CFL.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Kent Carter". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ a b c d e Meyers, Jeff (August 1, 1972). "Carter Makes Hit With Big Red". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 3C. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Prugh, Jeff (September 2, 1970). "Two of USC's top linemen suffer injuries". Los Angeles Times. p. III-4. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Svare gives Thomas a charge". South Bend Tribune. August 30, 1972. p. 38. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Transactions". Boston Globe. March 29, 1974. p. 58. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ McDonough, Will (August 16, 1974). "Chargers bid for Dowling". Boston Globe. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bradshaw asks trade". The Times Recorder. September 12, 1974. p. 6-D. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Add Ashton to injured list". Boston Globe. December 4, 1974. p. 83. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kent Carter Game Logs". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ a b c d e "Kent Carter". CFLdb. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "Transactions". Boston Globe. August 13, 1975. p. 64. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Riders keeping heat on linebacker crew". Ottawa Journal. August 16, 1975. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Redmond, Gerald (September 6, 1975). "Injuries causing sleepless nights". Ottawa Journal. p. 33. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Esks, Stamps Open CFL Season". Ottawa Citizen. July 20, 1976. p. 28. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Turchansky, Ray (October 7, 1976). "Carter fits into the middle of Eskimos' defensive plans". Edmonton Journal. p. 43. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Cole, Glenn (October 23, 1976). "Levy says revenge not a motivator for Grey Cup rematch with Eskimos". Red Deer Advocate. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Kealey, Clem (September 6, 1977). "Gabriel heralded Riders' start". Ottawa Journal. p. 21. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Transactions". Vancouver Sun. August 30, 1978. p. B6. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Transactions". Vancouver Sun. September 14, 1978. p. C4. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ MacDonald, Ian (November 9, 1978). "It's that injury story again but 'Cats telling it this time". The Gazette. p. 28. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carter signs". Leader-Post. July 18, 1979. p. 19. Retrieved 2022-08-25 – via newspapers.com.