Karl Farmer

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Karl Farmer
No. 80, 84
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1954-08-28) August 28, 1954 (age 70)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school: Los Angeles (CA) George Washington
College: Pittsburgh
NFL draft: 1976  / round: 7 / pick: 193
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:39
Return yards:419
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Karl Anthony Farmer (born August 28, 1954) is a former American football wide receiver who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 1976 NFL draft. He first enrolled at Los Angeles Southwest College before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh. Farmer was a 1976 All American for the Pittsburgh Panthers track and field team, finishing runner-up in the 600 yards at the 1976 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. [1]

Farmer attended George Washington Preparatory High School in Westmont, California. [2]

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References

  1. "600 yards at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. "KARL FARMER". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.