Eric Carter (Canadian football)

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Eric Carter
Date of birth (1969-01-23) January 23, 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth Jesup, Georgia
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status International
Position(s) DB
US college Knoxville
Career history
As player
19941998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
19992003 BC Lions (CFL)
2004 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002
CFL East All-Star 1998
CFL West All-Star 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Eric Carter (born January 23, 1969, in Jesup, Georgia) was a football player in the Canadian Football League for eleven seasons. Carter played as a cornerback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1994 to 1998, the BC Lions from 1999 to 2003 and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2004. [1] He was a CFL All-Star four times [2] and won a Grey Cup for the Lions in 2000. He played college football at Knoxville College.

Carter was selected to the Lions' 2004 50th Anniversary Dream Team.

References

  1. Bender, Jim (May 7, 2005). "Bombers cut Carter in favour of youth". Winnipeg Sun. Slam! Sports. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  2. Bender, Jim (April 15, 2005). "Carter just keeps prayin' and movin' on". Slam! Sports. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2010.