Carl McAdams

Games played	26
Games started	1
Fumble recoveries	2
Kick returns	1
Kick return yards	16
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Carl McAdams
Personal information
Born	April 26, 1944 (age 81); Dumas, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
Position	Linebacker, Defensive tackle
Uniform no.	50
High school	White Deer (White Deer, Texas)
College	Oklahoma
NFL draft	1966: 1st round, 8th overall
Career history
(1967–1969)	New York Jets
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (III); Consensus All-American (1965); First-team All-American (1964); 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1964, 1965);
Career statistics
Games played
Games played	26
Games started	1
Fumble recoveries	2
Kick returns	1
Kick return yards	16
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Last updated September 10, 2025

Carl McAdams (born April 26, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the New York Jets of the American Football League (AFL) from 1967 through 1969. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, earning consensus All-American honors in 1965. He was an integral part of the AFL and Super Bowl-champion Jets in 1968. When McAdams signed with the Jets, it was the largest contract for a lineman until that point.^[1]

References

↑ "OU football: How Carl McAdams found out he once held the Sooners' 53-year-old single-game tackling record". September 26, 2018.

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[1] "OU football: How Carl McAdams found out he once held the Sooners' 53-year-old single-game tackling record". September 26, 2018.

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v t e 1965 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	B Donny Anderson B Mike Garrett B Jim Grabowski B Bob Griese E Howard Twilley E Freeman White OT Sam Ball OT Glen Ray Hines G Dick Arrington G Stas Maliszewski C Paul Crane
Defense	DL Walt Barnes DL Aaron Brown DL Loyd Phillips DL Bubba Smith DL Bill Yearby LB Frank Emanuel LB Carl McAdams LB Tommy Nobis DB Nick Rassas DB Johnny Roland DB George Webster

v t e New York Jets Super Bowl III champions
11 Jim Turner 12 Joe Namath (MVP) 13 Don Maynard 15 Babe Parilli 22 Jim Hudson 23 Bill Rademacher 24 Johnny Sample 26 Jim Richards 29 Bake Turner 30 Mark Smolinski 31 Bill Mathis 32 Emerson Boozer 33 Curley Johnson 34 Lee White 35 Billy Joe 41 Matt Snell 42 Randy Beverly 43 John Dockery 45 Earl Christy 46 Bill Baird 47 Mike D'Amato 48 Cornell Gordon 50 Carl McAdams 51 Ralph Baker 52 John Schmitt 56 Paul Crane 60 Larry Grantham 61 Bob Talamini 62 Al Atkinson 63 John Neidert 66 Randy Rasmussen 67 Dave Herman 68 Michael Stromberg 70 Karl Henke 71 Sam Walton 72 Paul Rochester 74 Jeff Richardson 75 Winston Hill 80 John Elliott 81 Gerry Philbin 83 George Sauer 85 Steve Thompson 86 Verlon Biggs 87 Pete Lammons
Head coach: Weeb Ewbank
Coaches: Walt Michaels Clive Rush Buddy Ryan Joe Spencer