Eric Carter (born January 23, 1969 in
Jesup, Georgia) was a football player in the
Canadian Football League for eleven seasons. Carter played as a
cornerback for the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
from 1994-1998, the
BC Lions from 1999-2003 and the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2004. He was a CFL All-Star four times
and won a
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...
for the Lions in 2000. He played college football at
Knoxville College.
Carter was selected to the Lions' 2004 50th Anniversary Dream Team.
References
1969 births
Living people
People from Jesup, Georgia
American players of Canadian football
Knoxville Bulldogs football players
Canadian football defensive backs
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
BC Lions players
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
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