Michael Carter (athlete)

Michael Carter
No. 95
Position: Nose Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1960-10-29) October 29, 1960
Place of birth: Dallas, Texas
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school: Dallas (TX) Jefferson
College: Southern Methodist
NFL Draft: 1984 / Round: 5 / Pick: 121
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks: 22.5
Interceptions: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
Olympic medal record
Representing  United States
Men's athletics
1984 Los Angeles Shot put

Michael D'Andrea "Mike" Carter (born October 29, 1960 in Dallas, Texas), is a former U.S. Olympian track and field athlete and professional American football player.

High school years

Carter is best known in track and field for setting the American national high school record of 81 feet 3½ inches in the 12 pound shot put, adding more than nine feet to the previous record. He set this mark at the 1979 Golden West Invitational track and field meet while competing for Jefferson High School of Dallas, Texas.[1] No high school athlete has come within two feet of this record since. In 2004 this record was selected by USA Track & Field as the 16th greatest moment in American track and field over the previous quarter century, the only high school mark to make the top 25 greatest moments. He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1979.[2]

College years

Carter attended Southern Methodist University on a football scholarship. He was a member of both the 1981 (10-1) and 1982 undefeated (11-0-1) team, as the immovable object in the center of the defensive line.[3] In track and field, he won four indoor and three outdoor NCAA shot put championships. He was part of the SMU 1983 NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship team. His lifetime best with the 16 pound shot came in his only defeat at an NCAA Championship meet, when in his senior year he launched a throw of 21.76 m (71-4 3/4 feet) to finish 2nd to John Brenner's collegiate record of 21.92m (71–11 feet) at the 1984 NCAA Championships. After graduating, he won the silver medal in the shot put at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Professional career

A 6'2", 285-lb. nose tackle, Carter was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 1984 NFL Draft. As a professional American football player, he played his entire National Football League career with the 49ers from 1984-1992. He was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and a three-time Super Bowl champion.

He is a Member of the Texas Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame.[4]

Family and Personal Life

Carter is married and has three children; D'Andra, Michelle (an Olympic athlete and medalist), and Michael Jr. Michelle was the 2005 and 2006 NCAA indoor shot put champion, Michelle Carter won the 2016 gold medal at the Rio Olympics on the last of her six throws, edging two-time defending champion Valerie Adams of New Zealand.[5] Michelle, like her father, also set a national high school record in the shot put.

References

  1. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1095120/1/index.htm
  2. ↑ http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/component/content/article/35-stats/2114-t-fn-boys-hs-aoy
  3. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125867/index.htm
  4. ↑ http://ttfca2.wixsite.com/txtfhalloffame/inductees
  5. ↑ Associated Press (August 12, 2016). "Michelle Carter wins gold for U.S. in women's shot put". Chicago Tribune. Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
Awards
Preceded by
Sanya Owalabi		 Track & Field News High School Boys Athlete of the Year
1979 		Succeeded by
Steve Stubblefield
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