Karl Farmer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
| No. 80, 84 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | August 28, 1954 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | George Washington (Westmont, California) | ||||||||
| College | Pittsburgh (1974–1975) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1976: 7th round, 193rd overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Karl Anthony Farmer (born August 28, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was selected by the Falcons in the seventh round of the 1976 NFL draft. He played college football at Los Angeles Southwest College before transferring to the Pittsburgh Panthers.
Karl Anthony Farmer was born on August 28, 1954, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] He attended George Washington Preparatory High School in Westmont, California.[1]
College career
Farmer played college football at Los Angeles Southwest College from 1972 to 1973.[1] He was then a two-year letterman for the Pittsburgh Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh from 1974 to 1975.[1] He caught 18 passes for 285 yards and four touchdowns in 1974 and five passes for 127 yards and one touchdown in 1975.[2] Farmer was a 1976 All American for the Pittsburgh Panthers track and field team, finishing runner-up in the 600 yards at the 1976 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[3]