PRESTON CARPENTERCarpenter, Verba PrestonHeight: 6-2 Weight: 197 Born: January 24, 1934 Hayti, MO Died: June 30, 2011 Tulsa, OK High School: West Memphis (AR) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Arkansas | |
| 1953 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| 1954 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| 1955 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (13th overall) 1956 Cleveland Browns |
| Relatives: Brother of Lew Carpenter |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 48 | ROH-LOH | 12 | 8 |
| 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 40 | ROE | 12 | 12 |
| 1958 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 40 | ROE | 12 | 12 |
| 1959 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 40 | LOE | 12 | 12 |
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 40 | TE | 12 | 12 |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 40 | TE | 13 | 12 |
| 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 40 | TE | 13 | 13 |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 40 | TE | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 89 | TE | 14 | 11 |
| 1965 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 89 | TE | 9 | 9 |
| 1966 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 89 | TE | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 40 | TE | 13 | 12 |
| 1966 Year (NFL) | 14 | 13 | ||
| 1967 Miami Dolphins (AFL) | 36 | TE | 13 | 2 |
| 13 Years (NFL) | 150 | 130 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1958 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1959 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1964 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1966 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 144 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 188 | 756 | 4.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 39 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1958 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 17 | 36 | 2.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 Year (NFL) | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 223 | 884 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | |
| 1964 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 16 | 124 | 7.8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 27 | 398 | 14.7 | 33 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1958 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 29 | 474 | 16.3 | 74 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1959 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 24 | 372 | 15.5 | 43t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 29 | 495 | 17.1 | 70 | 2 | ||||||
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 33 | 460 | 13.9 | 40t | 4 | ||||||
| 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 36 | 492 | 13.7 | 43t | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 17 | 233 | 13.7 | 28t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1964 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 31 | 466 | 15.0 | 39 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1965 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 23 | 298 | 13.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 27 | 487 | 18.0 | 52 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1966 Year (NFL) | 30 | 518 | 17.3 | 52t | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1967 Miami Dolphins (AFL) | 10 | 127 | 12.7 | 42 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 335 | 4975 | 14.9 | 74 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 13 | 120 | 9.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 60 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 26 | 2 | 284 | 10.9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 15 | 381 | 25.4 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 10 | 255 | 25.5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Miami Dolphins (AFL) | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 29 | 752 | 25.9 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Miami Dolphins (AFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
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