Carter Campbell
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Position: | Defensive end, Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | September 29, 1947||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Vanden (Fairfield, California) | ||||||
College: | Weber State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 8 / pick: 191 | ||||||
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Carter Campbell (born September 29, 1947) is a former American football defensive end and linebacker. He played for the San Francisco 49ers in 1970, the Denver Broncos in 1971 and for the New York Giants from 1972 to 1973.[1][2]
Campbell was outspoken during the 1974 NFL strike and believed he was cut by the Giants before the 1974 season as punishment. Campbell stated that "Everyone who spoke out will be punished just like they are punishing me."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Carter Campbell Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ "Carter Campbell, LB". Nfl.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ Castellano, Dan (November 3, 1974). "Ron Johnson's smarting from unjust criticism". Daily Record. p. D2. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- American football defensive ends
- American football linebackers
- Weber State Wildcats football players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Sportspeople from Fairfield, California
- Denver Broncos players
- New York Giants players
- Players of American football from Solano County, California
- Players of American football from Mobile, Alabama