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{{Infobox AFLretired
|name=Reggie Carolan
|image=
|position=[[Tight end]]
|number=89, 80
|birth_date={{birth date|1939|10|25}}
|birth_place=[[San Rafael, California]]
|death_date={{Death date and age|1983|1|1|1939|10|25}}
|death_place=
|debutyear=1962
|finalyear=1968
|draftyear=1961
|draftround=17
|draftpick=135
|NFLdraftyear=1961
|NFLdraftround=8
|NFLdraftpick=102<br>(By the [[History of the St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]])
|college=[[University of Idaho|Idaho]]
|teams=<nowiki></nowiki>
* [[American Football League|AFL]] [[History of the San Diego Chargers|San Diego Chargers]] (1962-1963)
* AFL [[History of the Kansas City Chiefs|Kansas City Chiefs]] (1964-1968)
|statlabel1=[[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
|statvalue1=23 
|statlabel2=Receiving yards
|statvalue2=364 
|statlabel3=[[Touchdown]]s
|statvalue3=5
|nfl=CAR250458
|pfr=
|dbf=
|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>
* [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] 1962
}}
'''Reginald Howard "Stretch" Carolan''' (born October 25, 1939 in [[San Rafael, California]]), is a former professional [[American football]] player. A 6'6", 236&nbsp;lbs. [[tight end]] from  the [[University of Idaho]], after being drafted by the [[American Football League]]'s [[History of the San Diego Chargers|San Diego Chargers]] in 1961, Carolan was selected as an [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL All-Star]] in his first season,  [[1962 AFL season|1962]].  He played 7 seasons in professional football, from 1962–1968, his last five years with the AFL's [[History of the Kansas City Chiefs|Kansas City Chiefs]].  He earned a [[1966 AFL season|1966]] [[Professional American football championship games|AFL Championship]] ring with the Chiefs in their victory over the [[History of the Buffalo Bills|Buffalo Bills]], and played in the first [[Professional American football championship games|AFL-NFL World Championship Game]]. 

Carolan was a graduate of [[Sir Francis Drake High School]] in [[San Anselmo, California]] and taught at [[Tamalpais Union High School District]] schools during the off-season.  After Carolan died, his son [[Brett Carolan]] played football at [[San Marin High School]] in [[Novato, California]], and at [[Washington State University|Washington State]], going on to play for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] and the [[Miami Dolphins]].  The Carolans are among 161 pairs of fathers and sons documented at the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] to have played pro football.<ref>[http://www.profootballhof.com/assets/history/DAD-SON_Apr_20_2007.pdf#xml=http://search.americaneagle.com/profootballhof/index.asp?cmd=pdfhits&DocId=8695&Index=F%3a%5cdtSearch%5cprofootballhof&HitCount=1&hits=1d9+&hc=6&req=carolan Pro Football Hall of Fame, "Fathers and Sons Who Have Played Pro Football", April 20, 2007], accessed March 8, 2008</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League players]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Find a Grave|15978296}}

{{1963 San Diego Chargers}}
{{1966 Kansas City Chiefs}}

{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME              = Carolan, Reggie
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
| DATE OF BIRTH     = October 25, 1939
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[San Rafael, California]]
| DATE OF DEATH     = January 1, 1983
| PLACE OF DEATH    =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carolan, Reggie}}
[[Category:1939 births]]
[[Category:1983 deaths]]
[[Category:People from San Rafael, California]]
[[Category:American football tight ends]]
[[Category:Idaho Vandals football players]]
[[Category:San Diego Chargers (AFL) players]]
[[Category:Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) players]]
[[Category:American Football League All-Star players]]


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