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| name = Rob Carpenter |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|4|20|mf=y}} |
| position = [[Running back]] |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|4|20|mf=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Lancaster, Ohio]] |
| birth_place = [[Lancaster, Ohio]], U.S. |
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| high_school = [[Lancaster High School (Ohio)|Lancaster]] |
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| college = [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami (OH)]] |
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| draftyear = 1977 |
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| position1 = [[Running back]] |
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| draftpick = 84 |
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* [[History of the Houston Oilers|Houston Oilers]] ({{NFL Year|1977|1981}}) |
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| college = [[Miami University|Miami (OH)]] |
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* [[New York Giants]] (1981-{{NFL Year|1985}}) |
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* [[Los Angeles Rams]] ({{NFL Year|1986}}) |
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* [[Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team|PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team#1977|1977]]) |
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* 2× First-team All-[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] (1975, 1976) |
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| statlabel1 = [[Carry (gridiron football)|Rushing attempts]] |
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| statvalue1 = 1,172 |
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| statlabel2 = [[Rush (gridiron football)|Rushing yards]] |
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| statvalue2 = 4,363 |
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| statlabel3 = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receptions]] |
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| statvalue3 = 215 |
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| playing_years1 = 1977–1981 |
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| statlabel4 = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receiving yards]] |
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| playing_team1 = [[Houston Oilers]] |
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| statvalue4 = 1,707 |
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| playing_years2 = 1981–1985 |
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| pfr = C/CarpRo01 |
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| playing_team3 = [[Los Angeles Rams]] |
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'''Robert Joseph Carpenter, Jr.''' (born April 20, 1955 in [[Lancaster, Ohio]]) is a former [[American football]] [[running back]] who played 10 seasons in the [[National Football League]]. He is the father of [[linebacker]] [[Bobby Carpenter (American football)|Bobby Carpenter]], former University of Cincinnati linebacker Johnathan Carpenter, former Marshall University linebacker George Carpenter, and former Ohio defensive back Nathan Carpenter. He currently resides in [[Lancaster, Ohio]] and is a teacher and [[head coach]] of the [[Lancaster High School (Ohio)|Lancaster High School]] [[high school football|football]] team. |
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'''Robert Joseph Carpenter, Jr.''' (born April 20, 1955) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[running back]] for 10 seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He is the father of [[linebacker]] [[Bobby Carpenter (American football)|Bobby Carpenter]], former linebacker at [[Ohio State University]], Johnathan Carpenter, former [[Marshall University]] linebacker George Carpenter, and former Ohio defensive back Nathan Carpenter. He currently resides in [[Lancaster, Ohio]] and is a gym teacher at [[Lancaster High School (Ohio)|Lancaster High School]]. |
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==College career== |
==College career== |
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Carpenter played for [[Miami |
Carpenter played for the [[Miami Redskins]] from 1973 to 1976, where he was a three-year letterman. He played for two [[Mid-American Conference]] championship teams in 1974 and 1975. In his final two seasons, he made first team All-MAC, and was an honorable mention on the [[College Football All-America Team]], rushing for 1,142 yards as a Junior and 1,064 yards as a senior. In four seasons for the Redskins, Carpenter rushed for 2,909 yards and 28 touchdowns, while also catching 35 passes for 315 yards and two more scores.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/rob-carpenter-1.html|title=Rob Carpenter College Stats|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref> Carpenter was inducted into Miami's athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://miamiredhawks.com/sports/2018/6/7/trads-hall-of-fame-1988class-html.aspx|title=1988 Hall of Fame Inductees|website=Miami University RedHawks}}</ref> |
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==NFL career== |
==NFL career== |
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===Houston Oilers=== |
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Carpenter was selected by the [[Houston Oilers]] in the third round of the 1977 draft. After a solid 652-yard rushing season as a rookie, Carpenter spent most of his next three seasons as a blocking fullback for Houston's new star running back [[Earl Campbell]], though he still managed to rush for over 340 yards in each one. In a 1979 divisional playoff game against the [[San Diego Chargers]], Carpenter filled in for an injured Campbell, leading the team in rushing with 67 yards while also catching 4 passes for 23 in a 17-14 upset victory, despite being barely recovered from a knee injury himself. In 1981, Carpenter was traded to the [[New York Giants]] after week 4 for a third round draft pick.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/30/sports/giants-aquire-rob-carpenter.html</ref> He went on to have the best season of his career, rushing for a career high 822 yards, including four 100-yard games, before going on to lead the Giants to their first playoff victory in decades, carrying the ball 33 times for a franchise postseason record 161 yards while also catching four passes for 32 in a 27-21 win over the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]. Carpenter called the game "the greatest football day of my life".<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1981/12/29/carpenter-brings-giants-the-power-and-the-glory/68de6336-c9bc-4b82-b91e-10ba65ebaaec/</ref> Carpenter went on to rush for 61 yards and catch 3 passes for 18 in New York's loss to San Francisco in the following week. He continued playing for the Giants until 1985. Then after spending 1986 with the [[Los Angeles Rams]], Carpenter retired with 6,070 career yards from scrimmage and 34 touchdowns.<ref>https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CarpRo01.htm</ref> |
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Carpenter was selected by the [[Houston Oilers]] in the third round of the 1977 draft. After a solid 652-yard rushing season as a rookie, Carpenter spent most of his next three seasons as a blocking fullback for Houston's new star running back [[Earl Campbell]], though he still managed to rush for over 340 yards in each one. In a 1979 divisional playoff game against the [[San Diego Chargers]], Carpenter filled in for an injured Campbell, leading the team in rushing with 67 yards while also catching four passes for 23 yards in a 17–14 upset victory, despite being barely recovered from a knee injury himself and was still in crutches, reportedly did not take a painkiller in order to "feel the pain."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/_amp/luv-ya-blue|title=Remembering the hysteria, love affair with the '70s Houston Oilers|website=[[NFL.com]]}}</ref> |
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===New York Giants=== |
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In 1981, Carpenter was traded to the [[New York Giants]] after the fourth week for a third round draft pick.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/30/sports/giants-aquire-rob-carpenter.html|title=GIANTS ACQUIRE ROB CARPENTER|first1=Michael|last1=Katz|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 30, 1981}}</ref> He went on to have the best season of his career, rushing for a career high 822 yards, including four 100-yard games, before going on to lead the Giants to their first playoff victory in decades, carrying the ball 33 times for a franchise postseason record 161 yards while also catching four passes for 32 in a 27–21 win over the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]. Carpenter called the game "the greatest football day of my life".<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1981/12/29/carpenter-brings-giants-the-power-and-the-glory/68de6336-c9bc-4b82-b91e-10ba65ebaaec/ Carpenter Brings Giants the Power And the Glory] Washington Post. December 29, 1981.</ref> Carpenter went on to rush for 61 yards and catch 3 passes for 18 in New York's loss to San Francisco in the following week. He continued playing for the Giants until 1985. |
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===Los Angeles Rams=== |
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After spending [[1986 Los Angeles Rams season|the 1986 season]] with the [[Los Angeles Rams]], Carpenter called it a career. |
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He retired with 6,070 career yards from scrimmage and 34 touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CarpRo01.htm|title=Rob Carpenter Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> |
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====Mentorship of John Tuggle==== |
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In his final years on the Giants, Carpenter served as a mentor to fullback [[John Tuggle]], who was the [[Mr. Irrelevant|last pick of]] the [[1983 NFL draft]]. Carpenter helped Tuggle became the first player ever picked last in the draft to make the NFL on the team that drafted him, and Tuggle ended up relieving him as starting fullback when he suffered an injury in week 13. |
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Tuggle was diagnosed with cancer in the offseason and never played again, dying on August 30, 1986, just prior to the opening of [[1986 New York Giants season|the Giants season]]. The Giants would go on to win [[Super Bowl XXI]] that season, their first world championship since [[1956 New York Giants season|1956]]. |
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Carpenter said the experience with Tuggle affected him significantly, telling the [[New York Times]] "I think about him every day. I loved his enthusiasm right away. He was very positive and friendly, so I tried to get him that fifth running back spot on the team." |
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Carpenter also said Tuggle's struggle with cancer influenced his decision to leave the team in 1985. "I had a hard time dealing with it," he said. "Since I felt so responsible for his making the team, I felt I had to get out of there."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/sports/football/once-the-nfl-drafts-mr-irrelevant-former-giant-john-tuggle-still-inspires.html | title=Once Mr. Irrelevant, a Giant Remains an Inspiring Force | newspaper=The New York Times | date=22 April 2013 | last1=Weintraub | first1=Robert }}</ref> |
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==NFL career statistics== |
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! colspan="2"| Legend |
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===Regular season=== |
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! rowspan="2"| Year |
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! rowspan="2"| Team |
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! colspan="2"| Games |
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! colspan="5"| Rushing |
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! colspan="5"| Receiving |
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! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD |
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! [[1977 NFL season|1977]] !! [[1977 Houston Oilers season|HOU]] |
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| 11 || 7 || 144 || 652 || '''4.5''' || '''77''' || 1 || 23 || 156 || 6.8 || 27 || 0 |
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! [[1978 NFL season|1978]] !! [[1978 Houston Oilers season|HOU]] |
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| 11 || 2 || 82 || 348 || 4.2 || 20 || 5 || 17 || 150 || 8.8 || 37 || 0 |
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! [[1979 NFL season|1979]] !! [[1979 Houston Oilers season|HOU]] |
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| '''16''' || 0 || 92 || 355 || 3.9 || 13 || 3 || 16 || 116 || 7.3 || 22 || 1 |
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! [[1980 NFL season|1980]] !! [[1980 Houston Oilers season|HOU]] |
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| 15 || 1 || 97 || 359 || 3.7 || 46 || 3 || '''43''' || '''346''' || 8.0 || 25 || 0 |
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! rowspan="2" | [[1981 NFL season|1981]] !! [[1981 Houston Oilers season|HOU]] |
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| 4 || 4 || 18 || 74 || 4.1 || 20 || 0 || 13 || 80 || 6.2 || 33 || 1 |
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! [[1981 New York Giants season|NYG]] |
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| 10 || 9 || 190 || 748 || 3.9 || 35 || 5 || 24 || 201 || 8.4 || 37 || 0 |
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! [[1982 NFL season|1982]] !! [[1982 New York Giants season|NYG]] |
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| 5 || 5 || 67 || 204 || 3.0 || 23 || 1 || 7 || 29 || 4.1 || 11 || 0 |
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! [[1983 NFL season|1983]] !! [[1983 New York Giants season|NYG]] |
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| 10 || 10 || 170 || 624 || 3.7 || 37 || 4 || 26 || 258 || '''9.9''' || '''38''' || '''2''' |
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! [[1984 NFL season|1984]] !! [[1984 New York Giants season|NYG]] |
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| '''16''' || '''16''' || '''250''' || '''795''' || 3.2 || 22 || '''7''' || 26 || 209 || 8.0 || 19 || 1 |
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! [[1985 NFL season|1985]] !! [[1985 New York Giants season|NYG]] |
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| 14 || 11 || 60 || 201 || 3.4 || 46 || 0 || 20 || 162 || 8.1 || 23 || 0 |
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! [[1986 NFL season|1986]] !! [[1986 Los Angeles Rams season|RAM]] |
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| 6 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 1.5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 |
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! colspan="2"| !! 118 !! 65 !! 1,172 !! 4,363 !! 3.7 !! 77 !! 29 !! 215 !! 1,707 !! 7.9 !! 38 !! 5 |
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===Playoffs=== |
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! rowspan="2"| Team |
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! colspan="2"| Games |
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! colspan="5"| Rushing |
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! colspan="5"| Receiving |
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! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD |
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! [[1979 NFL season|1979]] !! [[1979 Houston Oilers season|HOU]] |
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| '''3''' || 1 || 34 || 126 || 3.7 || 11 || 0 || '''12''' || '''72''' || 6.0 || 14 || 0 |
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! [[1980 NFL season|1980]] !! [[1980 Houston Oilers season|HOU]] |
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| 1 || 0 || 5 || 9 || 1.8 || 4 || 0 || 3 || 26 || 8.7 || 14 || 0 |
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! [[1981 NFL season|1981]] !! [[1981 New York Giants season|NYG]] |
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| 2 || '''2''' || '''50''' || '''222''' || 4.4 || '''21''' || 0 || 7 || 50 || 7.1 || 15 || 0 |
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! [[1984 NFL season|1984]] !! [[1984 New York Giants season|NYG]] |
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| 2 || '''2''' || 16 || 24 || 1.5 || 8 || '''1''' || '''12''' || 45 || 3.8 || 8 || 0 |
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! [[1985 NFL season|1985]] !! [[1985 New York Giants season|NYG]] |
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| 2 || '''2''' || 4 || 25 || '''6.3''' || 12 || 0 || 6 || 60 || '''10.0''' || '''16''' || 0 |
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! colspan="2"| !! 10 !! 7 !! 109 !! 406 !! 3.7 !! 21 !! 1 !! 40 !! 253 !! 6.3 !! 16 !! 0 |
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Born: | Lancaster, Ohio, U.S. | April 20, 1955||||||||||||
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Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Lancaster | ||||||||||||
College: | Miami (OH) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 3 / pick: 84 | ||||||||||||
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Robert Joseph Carpenter, Jr. (born April 20, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is the father of linebacker Bobby Carpenter, former linebacker at Ohio State University, Johnathan Carpenter, former Marshall University linebacker George Carpenter, and former Ohio defensive back Nathan Carpenter. He currently resides in Lancaster, Ohio and is a gym teacher at Lancaster High School.
College career
[edit]Carpenter played for the Miami Redskins from 1973 to 1976, where he was a three-year letterman. He played for two Mid-American Conference championship teams in 1974 and 1975. In his final two seasons, he made first team All-MAC, and was an honorable mention on the College Football All-America Team, rushing for 1,142 yards as a Junior and 1,064 yards as a senior. In four seasons for the Redskins, Carpenter rushed for 2,909 yards and 28 touchdowns, while also catching 35 passes for 315 yards and two more scores.[1] Carpenter was inducted into Miami's athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.[2]
NFL career
[edit]Houston Oilers
[edit]Carpenter was selected by the Houston Oilers in the third round of the 1977 draft. After a solid 652-yard rushing season as a rookie, Carpenter spent most of his next three seasons as a blocking fullback for Houston's new star running back Earl Campbell, though he still managed to rush for over 340 yards in each one. In a 1979 divisional playoff game against the San Diego Chargers, Carpenter filled in for an injured Campbell, leading the team in rushing with 67 yards while also catching four passes for 23 yards in a 17–14 upset victory, despite being barely recovered from a knee injury himself and was still in crutches, reportedly did not take a painkiller in order to "feel the pain."[3]
New York Giants
[edit]In 1981, Carpenter was traded to the New York Giants after the fourth week for a third round draft pick.[4] He went on to have the best season of his career, rushing for a career high 822 yards, including four 100-yard games, before going on to lead the Giants to their first playoff victory in decades, carrying the ball 33 times for a franchise postseason record 161 yards while also catching four passes for 32 in a 27–21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Carpenter called the game "the greatest football day of my life".[5] Carpenter went on to rush for 61 yards and catch 3 passes for 18 in New York's loss to San Francisco in the following week. He continued playing for the Giants until 1985.
Los Angeles Rams
[edit]After spending the 1986 season with the Los Angeles Rams, Carpenter called it a career.
He retired with 6,070 career yards from scrimmage and 34 touchdowns.[6]
Mentorship of John Tuggle
[edit]In his final years on the Giants, Carpenter served as a mentor to fullback John Tuggle, who was the last pick of the 1983 NFL draft. Carpenter helped Tuggle became the first player ever picked last in the draft to make the NFL on the team that drafted him, and Tuggle ended up relieving him as starting fullback when he suffered an injury in week 13.
Tuggle was diagnosed with cancer in the offseason and never played again, dying on August 30, 1986, just prior to the opening of the Giants season. The Giants would go on to win Super Bowl XXI that season, their first world championship since 1956.
Carpenter said the experience with Tuggle affected him significantly, telling the New York Times "I think about him every day. I loved his enthusiasm right away. He was very positive and friendly, so I tried to get him that fifth running back spot on the team."
Carpenter also said Tuggle's struggle with cancer influenced his decision to leave the team in 1985. "I had a hard time dealing with it," he said. "Since I felt so responsible for his making the team, I felt I had to get out of there."[7]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1977 | HOU | 11 | 7 | 144 | 652 | 4.5 | 77 | 1 | 23 | 156 | 6.8 | 27 | 0 |
1978 | HOU | 11 | 2 | 82 | 348 | 4.2 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 37 | 0 |
1979 | HOU | 16 | 0 | 92 | 355 | 3.9 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 116 | 7.3 | 22 | 1 |
1980 | HOU | 15 | 1 | 97 | 359 | 3.7 | 46 | 3 | 43 | 346 | 8.0 | 25 | 0 |
1981 | HOU | 4 | 4 | 18 | 74 | 4.1 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 80 | 6.2 | 33 | 1 |
NYG | 10 | 9 | 190 | 748 | 3.9 | 35 | 5 | 24 | 201 | 8.4 | 37 | 0 | |
1982 | NYG | 5 | 5 | 67 | 204 | 3.0 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 |
1983 | NYG | 10 | 10 | 170 | 624 | 3.7 | 37 | 4 | 26 | 258 | 9.9 | 38 | 2 |
1984 | NYG | 16 | 16 | 250 | 795 | 3.2 | 22 | 7 | 26 | 209 | 8.0 | 19 | 1 |
1985 | NYG | 14 | 11 | 60 | 201 | 3.4 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 162 | 8.1 | 23 | 0 |
1986 | RAM | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
118 | 65 | 1,172 | 4,363 | 3.7 | 77 | 29 | 215 | 1,707 | 7.9 | 38 | 5 |
Playoffs
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1979 | HOU | 3 | 1 | 34 | 126 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
1980 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
1981 | NYG | 2 | 2 | 50 | 222 | 4.4 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 15 | 0 |
1984 | NYG | 2 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
1985 | NYG | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
10 | 7 | 109 | 406 | 3.7 | 21 | 1 | 40 | 253 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rob Carpenter College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1988 Hall of Fame Inductees". Miami University RedHawks.
- ^ "Remembering the hysteria, love affair with the '70s Houston Oilers". NFL.com.
- ^ Katz, Michael (September 30, 1981). "GIANTS ACQUIRE ROB CARPENTER". The New York Times.
- ^ Carpenter Brings Giants the Power And the Glory Washington Post. December 29, 1981.
- ^ "Rob Carpenter Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Weintraub, Robert (April 22, 2013). "Once Mr. Irrelevant, a Giant Remains an Inspiring Force". The New York Times.