Don Carothers
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Moline, Illinois, U.S.
Wilson, North Carolina, U.S.
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| Position | Offensive end | ||||||
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| Born | May 13, 1934 Moline, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | September 18, 2008 (aged 74) Wilson, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Moline (IL) | ||||||
| College | Bradley | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1957: 10th round, 118th overall pick | ||||||
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Donald E. "Crutch" Carothers (May 13, 1934 – September 19, 2008) was an American football offensive end who played one season with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League (AFL). He was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the tenth round of the 1957 NFL draft after playing college football at Bradley University.
Carothers participated in high school football, basketball and track at Moline High School in Moline, Illinois. He was a member of the 1951 Maroons basketball team that finished second in the state.[1] He also won the Illinois state high jump title for three consecutive years.[2]
College career
Carothers first attended the University of Iowa on a basketball scholarship.[2] He transferred to Bradley University and was a letterman in football, basketball and track for the Braves. He was a member of the Braves basketball team that won the 1957 NIT championship. Carothers was also the team's leading receiver and punter in football his senior season. He was later inducted into the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame.[1]