Gilbert Ted Carson (July 8, 1901 – October 27, 1988) was an

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and

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coach. He was the eighth head football coach at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as

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—in

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, serving for five seasons, from 1936 to 1937 and again from 1939 to 1941, and compiling a record if 17–19–3.Eastern Illinois Coaching Records
He married Maxine Powell. Carson was also the head basketball coach at Eastern Illinois from 1936 to 1942, tallying a mark of 36–72.

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