Don Carothers
| No. 86 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Offensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 13, 1934 Moline, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died: | September 18, 2008 (aged 74) Wilson, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Moline (IL) |
| College: | Bradley |
| NFL draft: | 1957 / round: 10 / pick: 118 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Donald E. "Crutch" Carothers (May 13, 1934 – September 19, 2008) was an American football offensive end who played one season with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the tenth round of the 1957 NFL draft. He played college football at Bradley University and attended Moline High School in Moline, Illinois.[1]
Early life
[edit]Carothers participated in high school football, basketball and track for the Moline High School Maroons. He was a member of the 1951 Maroons basketball team that finished second in the state.[2] He also won the Illinois state high jump title for three consecutive years.[3]
College career
[edit]Carothers first attended the University of Iowa on a basketball scholarship.[3] He transferred to Bradley University and was a letterman in football, basketball and track for the Braves. He was a member of the Braves basketball team that won the 1957 NIT championship. Carothers was also the team's leading receiver and punter in football his senior season. He was later inducted into the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Carothers was selected by the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) with the 118th pick in the 1957 NFL draft.[1] He signed with the Cardinals on June 3, 1958, after his senior year at Bradley.[2][4] He was released by the Cardinals on September 15, 1958.[5] Carothers signed with the AFL's Denver Broncos in 1960 and played in three games for the team during the 1960 season.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Carothers worked as an insurance agent and also in the investment field after his football career.[2][3] He was later the owner of the Carothers Insurance Company in Bettendorf, Iowa.[3] He also was the general manager of the Quad City Raiders, which played in the Continental Football League.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "DON CAROTHERS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Marx, John (September 22, 2008). "Remembering Don Carothers". qconline.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "DONALD E. CAROTHERS". deroofuneralhome.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ "Signs Grid Pact". The Milwaukee Sentinel. United Press International. June 4, 1958. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Chicago Cardinals cut their squad to 38 by asking waivers". Daily Inter Lake. September 16, 1958. p. 5. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- 2008 deaths
- 1934 births
- Players of American football from Rock Island County, Illinois
- American football ends
- Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players
- Bradley Braves football players
- Bradley Braves men's basketball players
- American male track and field athletes
- Bradley Braves men's track and field athletes
- Chicago Cardinals players
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- American businesspeople in insurance
- Insurance agents
- Businesspeople from Illinois
- Sportspeople from Moline, Illinois
- American men's basketball players