Wray Carlton

Wray Carlton

Infobox NFL player


Name=Wray Carlton
|ImageWidth=
Caption=Jack Kemp and Carlton (right) as AFL Champion Buffalo Bills
status=Not Active
import=
Position=HB
number=30
College=Duke
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1937|06|18
Birthplace= Wallace, North Carolina
DateOfDeath=
Deathplace=
Height_ft=6
Height_in=2
Weight_lbs=225
AFLDraftedYear=
AFLDraftedRound=
AFLDraftedPick=
CFLDraftedYear=
CFLDraftedRound=
CFLDraftedPick=
NFLDraftedYear=
NFLDraftedRound=
NFLDraftedPick=
AFLAllStar=1965, 1966
CFLAllStar=
ProBowls=
Awards=
Honors=First Buffalo Bill to score a touchdown
Retired #s=
Records=
NFL=CAR191139
years=1959
1960-1967
teams=Toronto Argonauts
Buffalo Bills
CFHOF=
CollegeHOF=
PFHOF=
PFHOFYear =

Linwood Wray Carlton (born June 18, 1937 in Wallace, North Carolina) is a former American football player who played professionally in both Canada and the U.S.

Unable to come to terms with the NFL, which had selected him in its 1959 draft, Carlton, a Duke University running back, travelled to Toronto and the Canadian Football League to play for the Argonauts. His Canadian career lasted only four games before he declined a trade to Vancouver, British Columbia, and went home. But another league and another opportunity was in his future.

In his early years with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, Carlton formed a virtually unstoppable backfield tandem with "another" Carlton, namely Carlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist. Wray Carlton scored the Bills' first-ever touchdown, against the Denver Broncos in 1960, and led the team in rushing that first year. Later he helped the Bills win back-to-back league championships in 1964 and 1965. Perennially among the AFL's top rushers, he led the league in rushing touchdowns in 1965 and was voted to the American Football League Eastern Division All-Star team in 1965 and 1966. Carlton was the Bills' all-time leading rusher during their AFL years, with a 4.1 yards per carry average.

See also

*Other American Football League players

External links

* [http://www.remembertheafl.com/1965ToppsBills.htm#WrayCarlton Carlton's 1965 Topps football card]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wray — or WRAY may refer to:* Wray (lenses), a former British camera and lens manufacturer * Wray, Colorado, a city in Yuma County, Colorado, USA * Wray, Lancashire, a village of Lancashire, England * WRAY FM/AM, radio stations (98.1 FM and 1250 AM)… …   Wikipedia

  • Mike Stratton — This article is about the American football player. For the cancer researcher, see Michael Stratton. Mike Stratton Stratton tackles Keith Lincoln in 1964 AFL Championship game. SPORT Magazine Date of birth …   Wikipedia

  • Daryle Lamonica — Position(s): Quarterback Jersey #(s): 12, 3 Born: July 17, 1941 (1941 07 17) (age 70) Career Information Year(s): 1963–1974 …   Wikipedia

  • Jerry Smith (coach) — For other people named Jerry Smith, see Jerry Smith (disambiguation). Jerry Smith (coach) Date of birth September 9, 1930(1930 09 09) Place of birth Dayton, Ohio Date of death August 6, 2011(2011 08 06) (aged 80) Place of death San Diego,… …   Wikipedia

  • Dick Hudson — Date of birth July 30, 1940 (1940 07 30) (age 71) Place of birth Memphis, TN Position(s) Offensi …   Wikipedia

  • 1968 Buffalo Bills season — Infobox NFL season team = Buffalo Bills year = 1968 record = 1 12 1 division place = 5th, Eastern Division coach = stadium = War Memorial Stadium playoffs = Did not qualify previous = 1967 next = 1969The 1968 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s… …   Wikipedia

  • Marty Schottenheimer — Schottenheimer signing an autograph in August 2006. Date of birth September 23, 1943 (1943 09 23) (age 68) Place of birth Canonsburg, Pennsylv …   Wikipedia

  • Cookie Gilchrist — Date of birth May 25, 1935(1935 05 25) Place of birth Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, U.S. Date of death January 10, 2011(2011 01 10) (aged 75) Place of death Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Position(s) …   Wikipedia

  • List of Buffalo Bills players — This is a list of American football players who have played for the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). It includes players that have played at least one match in the AFL/NFL regular season …   Wikipedia

  • June 18 — Events*618 Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of the Tang Dynasty s rule over China. *1178 Five Canterbury monks see what was possibly the Giordano Bruno… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”