Fred Carr

This article is about the American football player. For the insurance executive, see Fred Carr (insurance).

Fred Carr

Date of birth:	(1946-08-19) August 19, 1946
Place of birth:	Phoenix, Arizona
Career information
Position(s):	Linebacker
College:	Texas-El Paso
NFL Draft:	1968 / Round: 1 / Pick 5
Organizations
As player:
1968-1977	Green Bay Packers
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls:	3
Awards:	Pro Bowl Co-MVP (1970)
Honors:	Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Fred Alton Carr (born August 19, 1946, Phoenix, Arizona) is a former American football player who played linebacker for the Green Bay Packers from 1968-77.

Fred "Freddy" Carr attended Phoenix Union High School where he competed in basketball, and representing P.U.H.S. as a discus thrower and in the shot put. Fred was in the top ten discus throwers in the USA in his senior year. He played for University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) after playing on the Phoenix College team prior to transferring to UTEP. Fred was inducted into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame, September 23, 2005 after he was inducted Phoenix College (PCAA) Hall of Fame in 2002.^{[citation needed]}

Carr was drafted in the first round of the 1968 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. Carr's professional career spanned 9 seasons, all with the Packers. He retired from pro football in 1977.