Michael Norman Carter (born February 18, 1948) is a former wide receiver in the

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Biography

Carter was born Michael Norman Carter on February 18, 1948, in

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Career

Carter was drafted by the

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in the fifteenth round of the

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and played that season and the 1971 season with the team. He was traded in 1973 and played with the

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during the

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. He went on to play with the "Philadelphia Bell", in the World Football League, before retiring in 1976. He was a "NCAA - ALL American" in 1969; selected to the College "Hall of Fame" and Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce "Hall Of Fame" while attending University at California State University, Sacramento.

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Sportspeople from Little Rock, Arkansas Green Bay Packers players San Diego Chargers players American football wide receivers California State University, Sacramento alumni Sacramento State Hornets football players 1948 births Living people {{Widereceiver-1940s-stub

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