John Carson
John Richard Carson
Born: January 31, 1930
Atlanta, GA USA
Deceased: April 1, 2009
Position: E
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 202
College: Georgia
High School: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Atlanta, GA)
Career: 1954-1960
Drafted: 1953 in Round 15, #179 overall by the Cleveland Browns
John Carson played from 1954 to 1960 during his career with the Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins. Carson caught 173 passes for 2,591 yards and 15 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 12 | 139 | 11.6 | 42 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 23 | 443 | 19.3 | 51 | 3 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 39 | 504 | 12.9 | 26 | 3 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 34 | 583 | 17.1 | 38 | 3 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 14 | 244 | 17.4 | 28 | 2 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 45 | 604 | 13.4 | 47 | 4 |
| NFL | 128 | 1987 | 15.5 | 51 | 11 | |
| AFL | 45 | 604 | 13.4 | 47 | 4 | |
| Totals | 173 | 2591 | 15.0 | 51 | 15 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
| AFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 4 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 5 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1956 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
