Carl Bax

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Carl Bax
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Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1966-01-05) January 5, 1966 (age 58)
St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Charles (MO)
College: Missouri
NFL draft: 1989  / round: 8 / pick: 200
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Carl William Bax (born January 5, 1966) is a former American football offensive lineman. He played two seasons for the National Football League (NFL)'s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [1] He was selected by the Buccaneers in the eighth round of the 1989 NFL draft. [2] He was suspended for the first three games of his second season for trafficking steroids. [3] [4]

During his senior year at Missouri, Bax was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He underwent surgery to remove a tumor in August 1988, and returned for his senior season. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Football Register, 1990. Sporting News. 1990. ISBN   9780892043644.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  3. "Drug Suspension For Bax of Bucs". The New York Times . August 17, 1990.
  4. Goldman, Bob; Klatz, Ronald (1992). Death in the Locker Room: Drugs & Sports . Elite Sports Medicine. p.  37. ISBN   9780963145109.
  5. "Orange Bowl Hit With Another Blaze". Sun-Sentinel . October 2, 1988. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
  6. "Big 8 Conference: Skywriters Journal". The Salina Journal. August 31, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved September 15, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg