Don Carothers
No. 86
Position:Offensive end
Personal information
Born:(1934-05-13)May 13, 1934
Moline, Illinois, U.S.
Died:September 18, 2008(2008-09-18) (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
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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 years

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

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

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

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

  1. 1 2 3 "DON CAROTHERS". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Marx, John (September 22, 2008). "Remembering Don Carothers". qconline.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "DONALD E. CAROTHERS". deroofuneralhome.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Signs Grid Pact". The Milwaukee Sentinel. United Press International. June 4, 1958. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "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.
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