Age: 24
3rd
season in pro football & with Colts
College: Louisiana
Tech
Height: 6’3” Weight: 196
Prelude:
A walk-on
punter in college, Carr instead developed into an outstanding wide receiver and
was All-Southland Conference in 1972 and ’73. Overall, he caught 114 passes for
2717 yards and 19 touchdowns and was chosen by the Colts in the first round of
the 1974 NFL draft (24th overall). With tremendous speed, Carr
showed flashes of big-play ability, averaging 19.3 yards on 21 catches as a
rookie and following up with 23 receptions for 517 yards and a 22.5-yard
average in 1975. His two touchdown catches covered 86 and 90 yards.
1976 Season Summary
Appeared in all
14 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Pass
Receiving
Receptions – 43
Most
receptions, game – 6 (for 198 yds.) vs. Cincinnati 9/19
Yards – 1112
[1]
Most yards,
game – 210 (on 5 catches) at NY Jets 10/24
Average gain
– 25.9 [1]
TDs – 11 [2]
200-yard
receiving games – 1
100-yard
receiving games – 3
Scoring
TDs – 11 [6,
tied with Don McCauley & Lawrence McCutcheon]
Points – 66
Postseason: 1 G (AFC Divisional playoff at
Pittsburgh)
Pass
receptions – 2
Pass
receiving yards – 35
Average yards
per reception – 17.5
Pass
Receiving TDs – 1
Awards & Honors:
2nd
team All-NFL: AP, PFWA, NEA
1st
team All-AFC: AP, Pro Football Weekly, Sporting News
2nd
team All-AFC: UPI
Pro Bowl
Colts went 11-3
to finish first in the AFC East while leading the NFL in passing yards (2933),
total yards (5236), touchdowns (51), and scoring (417 points). Lost AFC
Divisional playoff to Pittsburgh Steelers (40-14).
Aftermath:
The big
breakout season in 1976 was followed by an injury-plagued year in ’77 in which Carr
appeared in only seven games and caught 11 passes for 199 yards and a TD. He
bounced back in 1978 with 30 receptions for 629 yards (21.0 avg.) and six
touchdowns but injuries set in again in ‘79. With both he and star QB Bert
Jones healthy in 1980, Carr pulled in a career-high 61 catches for 924 yards and
five TDs, but his production again dropped off in 1981 and, following a dispute
with Head Coach Frank Kush, he was traded to Seattle just prior to the ’82
season. Carr caught 15 passes for the Seahawks and two with the Chargers in
1983, his last year. Overall, Carr caught 271 passes for 5071 yards (18.7 avg.)
and 31 touchdowns, with 254 of the receptions for 4770 yards and 29 TDs coming
with the Colts. The 1976 season remained his best and the only one in which he received
selection to All-Pro teams as well as Pro Bowl recognition.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
