| Michael Carter | |
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| Position(s): Nose tackle |
Jersey #: N/A |
| Date of birth: October 29, 1960 | |
Place of birth:  Dallas, Texas |
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| Career information | |
| NFL Draft: 1984 / Round: 5/ Pick 121 | |
| College: SMU | |
| Pro Bowls | 3 |
| Teams | |
| 1984-1992 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
| Medal record | |||
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
| Silver | 1984 Los Angeles | Shot Put | |
Michael D'Andrea Carter (born October 29, 1960 in
Dallas, Texas), is a former
Carter is best known in track & field for setting the national high school record of 81 feet 3 ½ inches in the 12 pound shot put, adding more than nine feet to the record previous to Carter. He set this mark at the 1979 Golden West Invitational track & field meet while competing for Jefferson High School of Dallas, TX. No high school athlete has come within five feet of this record since. In 2004 this record was selected by USA Track & Field as the 16th greatest moment in American track & field over the previous quarter century, the only high school mark to make the top 25 greatest moments.
While attending Southern Methodist University Carter won four indoor and three outdoor NCAA shot put championships. Additionally, he won the silver medal in the 1984 Olympic Games shot put.
A 6'2", 285-lb. nose tackle, Carter was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 1984 NFL Draft. As a professional football player, he played his entire NFL career with the 49ers from 1984-1992. During his playing days with San Francisco, Carter was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and a three-time Super Bowl winner.
Carter is the only athlete to win an Olympic medal and a Super Bowl ring in the same year. His daughter Michelle won the 2006 NCAA outdoor shot put championship.
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