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| Position: | Halfback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1937-06-18)June 18, 1937 (age 87) Wallace, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Wallace-Rose Hill (NC) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Duke | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1959: 3rd round, 26th pick | ||||||||||||||
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Linwood Wray Carlton (born June 18, 1937) is an American former professionalfootball player who was arunning back in both Canada and the United States. He playedcollege football for theDuke Blue Devils.
Unable to come to terms with thePhiladelphia Eagles, who had selected him in the1959 NFL draft, Carlton traveled toToronto and theCanadian Football League (CFL) to play for theArgonauts. His Canadian career lasted only four games before he declined a trade toVancouver, British Columbia, and went home. But another league and another opportunity was in his future.
In his early years with theBuffalo Bills of theAmerican Football League (AFL), Carlton formed a virtually unstoppable backfield tandem, first withElbert "Golden Wheels" Dubenion, then withCarlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist.[1]
On September 18, 1960, in Buffalo's home opener, a 27–21 loss to theDenver Broncos, Carlton made history in the second quarter when he scored the team's first touchdown on a one-yard run. Carlton gained 1,010 yards from scrimmage (533 rushing and 477 receiving) and 11 touchdowns in the Bills first season.
Carlton briefly retired following the1963 season, but re-signed with the Bills in July 1964.[2]
Later he helped the Bills win back-to-backleague championships in 1964 and 1965. Perennially among the AFL's top rushers, he led the league in rushing touchdowns in 1965 and was voted to theAmerican Football League Eastern Division All-Star team in 1965 and 1966. Carlton was the Bills' all-time leading rusher during their AFL years, with a 4.1 yards per carry average. He was cut from the team in the 1968 preseason; he, along with Dubenion (who finished the 1968 season then retired), were the last players from the Bills' inaugural season still on the roster.
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