Carl Edmond Fuller (born January 10, 1946 in

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) is a retired

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who played two seasons in the

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(ABA) as a member of

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in the 1970–71 and 1971–72 seasons. He attended Bethune-Cookman University where during the fifth round of the 1968 NBA draft, he was selected by the

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, and during the ninth round of the

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, he was also selected by the

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, but never played in the NBA.

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