Rodney Carter

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Rodney Carter
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1964-10-30) October 30, 1964 (age 59)
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Elizabeth (NJ)
College: Purdue
NFL draft: 1986  / Round: 7 / Pick: 175
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:244
Rushing average:4.7
Receptions:86
Receiving yards:810
Touchdowns:12
Player stats at PFR

Rodney Carl Carter (born October 30, 1964) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1987 to 1989. He was a seventh round selection of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1986 NFL draft. [1]

Carter attended Elizabeth High School in Elizabeth and graduated from Purdue University. [2]

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References

  1. "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. Rodney Carter Archived December 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , database Football. Accessed September 19, 2007.