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John Carson
John Richard Carson
Position: E
Height: 6-3 Weight: 202 lbs.
Born: January 31, 1930 in Atlanta, GA
College: Georgia (school history)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 15th round (179th overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 34 (1951st overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1954 | 24 | WAS | 82 | 12 | 12 | 139 | 11.6 | 0 | 42 | 1.0 | 11.6 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1955 | 25 | WAS | LE | 82 | 12 | 23 | 443 | 19.3 | 3 | 51 | 1.9 | 36.9 | 443 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1956 | 26 | WAS | LE | 82 | 12 | 39 | 504 | 12.9 | 3 | 26 | 3.3 | 42.0 | 504 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1957* | 27 | WAS | LE | 82 | 12 | 34 | 583 | 17.1 | 3 | 38 | 2.8 | 48.6 | 583 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1958 | 28 | WAS | LE | 82 | 4 | 14 | 244 | 17.4 | 2 | 28 | 3.5 | 61.0 | 244 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1959 | 29 | WAS | 82 | 5 | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 0 | 17 | 1.2 | 14.8 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1960 | 30 | HOU | TE | 82 | 14 | 45 | 604 | 13.4 | 4 | 47 | 3.2 | 43.1 | 604 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| Career | 71 | 173 | 2591 | 15.0 | 15 | 51 | 2.4 | 36.5 | 2591 | 15 | 2 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | WAS | 57 | 0 | 128 | 1987 | 15.5 | 11 | 51 | 2.2 | 34.9 | 1987 | 11 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | HOU | 14 | 0 | 45 | 604 | 13.4 | 4 | 47 | 3.2 | 43.1 | 604 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
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