Carl Hairston
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Martinsville, Virginia, U.S.
.jpg) Hairston with the Cleveland Browns in 1988 | |||||||||
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| Positions | Defensive end, defensive tackle, linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | December 15, 1952 Martinsville, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Martinsville | ||||||||
| College | Maryland State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1976: 7th round, 191st overall pick | ||||||||
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Carl Blake Hairston (born December 15, 1952) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Hairston played in one Super Bowl and coached in another during his 30 seasons in the league. Among his 15 years in the NFL since the end of his playing career, the daunting Hairston spent 11 seasons as a defensive line coach. He joined the Green Bay Packers from Kansas City, where he spent seven years (1995–1996 and 2001–2005), after sandwiching a four-year term as St. Louis Rams defensive line coach (1997–2000) between his two stints with the Chiefs.
Originally a seventh-round selection (191st overall) by Vermeil's Eagles in 1976, Hairston preceded Reggie White on the Eagles' line (1976–1983), then spent six years in Cleveland (1984–1989) and one final campaign with the Cardinals (1990). In 224 games (184 starts), he posted 94 sacks among 1,141 tackles. He started at defensive for the Eagles end in Super Bowl XV against the Oakland Raiders, one of his 15 postseason contests played.