Harold Carmichael

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Harold Carmichael
Date of birth September 22, 1949 (age 57)
Place of birth Flag of United States Jacksonville, Florida
Position(s) Wide receiver
College Southern
NFL Draft 1971 / Round 7/ Pick 161
Career Highlights
Pro Bowls 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980
Honors NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
Eagles Honor Roll
Statistics
Team(s)
1971-1983
1984
Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Cowboys

Lee Harold Carmichael (born September 22, 1949 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL. He played 13 seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles (1971-1983) and one for the Dallas Cowboys (1984). He attended Southern University.

During his career Harold Carmichael was well known due to his above-average height for a NFL wide receiver, 6 feet 8 inches. He was elected to four Pro Bowls in his very productive NFL career, and led the league in receptions during the 1973 season. He was also the Eagles' top receiver of Super Bowl XV, with 6 catches for 91 yards. He ended his career with 590 receptions for 8,985 yards with 79 career touchdown catches, along with 64 rushing yards on 9 carries. Even with all of the great receivers that have come into the league since he retired from professional football over 20 years ago, he still ranks 18th all-time in career TD receptions.

Carmichael was selected to the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

As of 2006 Harold Carmichael is Director of Player Programs for the Eagles .

Eagles Honor Roll inductees.

1987: Chuck Bednarik | 1987: Bert Bell | 1987: Harold Carmichael | 1987: Bill Hewitt | 1987: Sonny Jurgensen | 1987: Wilbert Montgomery | 1987: Earle "Greasy" Neale | 1987: Pete Pihos | 1987: Ollie Matson | 1987: Jim Ringo | 1987: Norm Van Brocklin | 1987: Steve Van Buren | 1987: Alex Wojciechowicz | 1988: Bill Bergey | 1988: Tommy McDonald | 1989: Tom Brookshier | 1989: Pete Retzlaff | 1990: Timmy Brown | 1991: Jerry Sisemore | 1991: Stan Walters | 1992: Ron Jaworski | 1993: Bill Bradley | 1994: Dick Vermeil | 1995: Jim Gallagher | 1995: Mike Quick | 1996: Jerome Brown | 1999: Otho Davis | 2005: Reggie White

National Football League | NFL's 1970s All-Decade Team

Terry Bradshaw | Ken Stabler | Roger Staubach | Earl Campbell | Franco Harris | Walter Payton | O.J. Simpson | Harold Carmichael |
Drew Pearson | Lynn Swann | Paul Warfield | Dave Casper | Charlie Sanders | Dan Dierdorf | Art Shell | Rayfield Wright | Ron Yary |
Joe DeLamielleure | John Hannah | Larry Little | Gene Upshaw | Jim Langer | Mike Webster | Carl Eller | L.C. Greenwood | Harvey Martin | Jack Youngblood | Joe Greene | Bob Lilly | Merlin Olsen | Alan Page | Bobby Bell | Robert Brazile | Dick Butkus | Jack Ham | Ted Hendricks | Jack Lambert | Willie Brown | Jimmy Johnson | Roger Wehrli | Louis Wright | Dick Anderson | Cliff Harris | Ken Houston | Larry Wilson |
Garo Yepremian | Jim Bakken | Ray Guy |