Allen Carter
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Pomona, California, U.S.
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| Positions | Running back, kick returner | ||||||||
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| Born | December 12, 1952 Pomona, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Bonita (La Verne, California) | ||||||||
| College | USC | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1975: 4th round, 86th overall pick | ||||||||
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Wayne Allen Carter (born December 12, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) in 1975 and 1976. He played college football for the USC Trojans.
Carter had outstanding high school football career at Bonita High School, where he was considered by some observers to be one of the top high school running backs of the time.[1] He ran for 4,388 yards with 70 touchdowns during his three years on the Bonita varsity team, breaking records set by Glenn Davis in the process.[1] As a senior, Carter was named the CIF-Southern Section's 3-A Division Player of the Year. Carter also participated in track and field in high school, and was the California state champion in the 100-meter dash in his junior year, running the race in 9.7 seconds.[1]
College
After high school, Carter signed to play college ball at the University of Southern California.[1] In his freshman year, Allen led the USC freshman team in rushing.[1] But as a sophomore in 1972, he suffered leg injuries and fell behind Anthony Davis and Rod McNeill on the varsity team at tailback.[1] Davis became the team's star tailback for the next three years, with Carter playing behind him.[1] Carter rushed 30 times for 226 yards, a 7.5 average, that season, as USC won the National Championship.[2] As a junior in 1973, again playing behind Davis and McNeill, Carter rushed 43 times for 294 yards, a 6.8 yard average.[2] As a senior in 1974, Allen played behind only Davis, and rushed for 580 yards on 111 carries, a 5.2 average, helping USC to another National Championship.[2] Allen played a key role in USC's victory in the 1975 Rose Bowl Game, rushing for 75 yards after Davis suffered a rib injury in the first half of the game.[1][3]
