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| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: February 10, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Osceola, Arkansas | |
| High School: Key West High School Key West, Florida |
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| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: University of Florida | |
| Undrafted in 2004 | |
| Debuted in 2005 for the Indianapolis Colts | |
| Last played in 2006 for the Indianapolis Colts | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Arandric Kornell "Ran" Carthon (born February 10, 1981) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons in the early 2000s. Carthon played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL.
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Carthon was born in Osceola, Arkansas.[1] He attended Key West High School in Key West, Florida,[2] and played for the Key West Conchs high school football team.[3] As a junior, he rushed for over 1,300 yards; as a senior, he rushed for over 500 yards and was named to PrepStar's All-Region team, despite missing seven games with an ankle injury.[3]
Carthon received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier and coach Ron Zook's Florida Gators football teams from 2000 to 2003.[4] As a senior in 2003, he was the leading rusher for the Gators.[4] Carthon was also a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
After his NFL career was over, he returned to Gainesville, and graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2008.
The Indianapolis Colts signed Carthon as an undrafted free agent in 2004, and he was a member of the Colts from 2004 to 2006.[1] He saw no action during the 2004 regular season,[2] and only limited action in nine games as a running back and kick returner during the 2005 and 2006 regular seasons.[5] He finished his career with the Detroit Lions during the second half of the 2006 season.[1]