Dexter Carter

Dexter Carter

No. 35
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1967-09-15) September 15, 1967
Place of birth: Baxley, Georgia
High School: Appling County High School
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Weight: 170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College: Florida State
NFL Draft: 1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Debuted in 1990 for the San Francisco 49ers
Last played in 1996 for the San Francisco 49ers
Career history
* San Francisco 49ers ( 1990- 1994) New York Jets ( 1995) San Francisco 49ers ( 1995- 1996) As Coach Florida State ( 2007- 2010)
Career highlights and awards
* Super Bowl champion (XXIX)
Career NFL statistics as of 1996
Rushing yards	1,042
Average	4.2
Rushing TDs	5
Receptions	61
Receiving yards	656
Receiving TDs	2
Stats at NFL.com

Dexter Anthony Carter (born September 15, 1967) is a former running back who played for the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets in the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round in the 1990 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University.

NFL career

As well as being a member of the 49er's Super Bowl XXIX team in 1994, he created NFL history a season later when he set an NFL record by becoming the only player ever to record at least one touch and one all purpose yard in 17 regular season games. He did this by playing for the New York Jets before their bye week and being signed by the 49ers after their bye week. Carter finished his 7 NFL seasons with 1,042 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns, along with 59 receptions for 652 yards and 2 touchdowns. On special teams, he returned 138 punts for 1,358 yards and 2 touchdowns, while also returning 250 kickoffs for 5,412 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Coaching career

In 2007, Dexter returned to Florida State University as the running backs coach but was not retained after the 2009 season.

External links

• Dexter Carter statistics.
• Florida State Seminoles bio