Michael Carter (nose tackle)

Olympic medal record
Representing United States
Men's athletics

Sacks:	22.5
Interceptions:	1

Michael Carter
No. 95
Position:	Nose tackle
Personal information
Born:	October 29, 1960 (age 61); Dallas, Texas
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school:	Thomas Jefferson; (Dallas, Texas)
College:	SMU
NFL Draft:	1984 / Round: 5 / Pick: 121
Career history
	San Francisco 49ers (1984–1992);
Career highlights and awards
	3× Super Bowl champion (XIX, XXIII, XXIV); 3× Pro Bowl (1985, 1987, 1988); 3× First-team All-Pro (1986, 1987, 1988); Second-team All-Pro (1985);
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:
Sacks:	22.5
Interceptions:	1
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Michael D'Andrea Carter (born October 29, 1960) is an American former professional football player and track and field athlete. He played pro football as a nose tackle with the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). Carter was a three-time Pro Bowl and four-time All-Pro selection, including three times on the first team. He helped the 49ers win three Super Bowls. He was also an Olympic athlete, winning a silver medal in the shot put in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

High school years[]

Carter set the American national high school record of 81 feet 3+1⁄2 inches in the 12 pound shot put, adding more than nine feet to the previous record. He set this mark at the 1979 Golden West Invitational track and field meet while competing for Jefferson High School of Dallas, Texas.^[1] No high school athlete has come within two feet of this record since. In 2004 this record was selected by USA Track & Field as the 16th greatest moment in American track and field over the previous quarter century, the only high school mark to make the top 25 greatest moments. He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1979.^[2]

College years[]

Carter attended Southern Methodist University on a football scholarship. He was a member of both the 1981 (10-1) and 1982 undefeated (11-0-1) team, as the immovable object in the center of the defensive line.^[3] In track and field, he won four indoor and three outdoor NCAA shot put championships. He was part of the SMU 1983 NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship team. His lifetime best with the 16 pound shot came in his only defeat at an NCAA Championship meet, when in his senior year he launched a throw of 21.76 m (71-4 3/4 feet) to finish 2nd to John Brenner's collegiate record of 21.92m (71–11 feet) at the 1984 NCAA Championships. After graduating, he won the silver medal in the shot put at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Professional career[]

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 American football player, he played his entire National Football League career with the 49ers from 1984 to 1992. He was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and a three-time Super Bowl champion. He was the first man to win an Olympic medal and a Super Bowl ring in the same season. Both events were held in California and televised on ABC.

He is a Member of the Texas Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame.^[4]

Family and personal life[]

Carter is married and has three children; D'Andra, Michelle (an Olympic athlete and gold medalist), and Michael Jr. Michelle was the 2005 and 2006 NCAA indoor shot put champion, and won the 2016 gold medal at the Rio Olympics on the last of her six throws, edging two-time defending champion Valerie Adams of New Zealand.^[5] Michelle, like her father, also set a national high school record in the shot put.

References[]

^ Marshall, Joe (July 2, 1979). "A Shot Heard Round The World". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2015-11-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125867/index.htm^{[dead link]}
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Michelle Carter wins gold for U.S. in women's shot put". Chicago Tribune. Rio de Janeiro. Associated Press. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[1] Marshall, Joe (July 2, 1979). "A Shot Heard Round The World". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2015-11-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125867/index.htm^{[dead link]}

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Michelle Carter wins gold for U.S. in women's shot put". Chicago Tribune. Rio de Janeiro. Associated Press. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

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v t San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XIX champions
4 Max Runager 6 Matt Cavanaugh 14 Ray Wersching 16 Joe Montana (MVP) 19 Tom Orosz 21 Eric Wright 22 Dwight Hicks 24 Derrick Harmon 26 Wendell Tyler 27 Carlton Williamson 28 Tom Holmoe 29 Mario Clark 30 Bill Ring 32 Carl Monroe 33 Roger Craig 42 Ronnie Lott 43 Dana McLemore 49 Jeff Fuller 50 Riki Ellison 51 Randy Cross 52 Blanchard Montgomery 53 Milt McColl 54 Ron Ferrari 55 Jim Fahnhorst 56 Fred Quillan 57 Dan Bunz 58 Keena Turner 61 Jesse Sapolu 62 Guy McIntyre 64 Jack Reynolds 65 Lawrence Pillers 66 Allan Kennedy 67 Billy Shields 67 John Macaulay 68 John Ayers 71 Keith Fahnhorst 72 Jeff Stover 74 Fred Dean 76 Dwaine Board 77 Bubba Paris 78 Manu Tuiasosopo 79 Jim Stuckey 81 Russ Francis 83 Renaldo Nehemiah 84 Al Dixon 85 Mike Wilson 86 John Frank 87 Dwight Clark 88 Freddie Solomon 89 Earl Cooper 90 Todd Shell 94 Louie Kelcher 95 Michael Carter 97 Gary Johnson 98 Greg Boyd 99 Mike Walter
Head coach Bill Walsh
Coaches Paul Hackett Tommy Hart Norb Hecker Sherman Lewis Bobb McKittrick Bill McPherson George Seifert Ray Rhodes Fred von Appen

v t San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XXIII champions
4 Max Runager 6 Mike Cofer 8 Steve Young 9 Barry Helton 15 John Paye 16 Joe Montana 20 Tory Nixon 21 Eric Wright 22 Tim McKyer 24 Harry Sydney 25 Doug DuBose 26 Darryl Pollard 29 Don Griffin 31 Chet Brooks 32 Terrence Flagler 33 Roger Craig 35 Del Rodgers 38 Greg Cox 42 Ronnie Lott 44 Tom Rathman 46 Tom Holmoe 49 Jeff Fuller 50 Riki Ellison 51 Randy Cross 53 Bill Romanowski 54 Ron Hadley 55 Jim Fahnhorst 57 Sam Kennedy 58 Keena Turner 60 Chuck Thomas 61 Jesse Sapolu 62 Guy McIntyre 65 Jeff Bregel 67 Pete Kugler 69 Bruce Collie 72 Jeff Stover 74 Steve Wallace 75 Kevin Fagan 76 Dwaine Board 77 Bubba Paris 78 Pierce Holt 79 Harris Barton 80 Jerry Rice (MVP) 82 John Taylor 83 Terry Greer 84 Brent Jones 85 Mike Wilson 86 John Frank 88 Calvin Nicholas 89 Ron Heller 91 Larry Roberts 92 Kevin Lilly 94 Charles Haley 95 Michael Carter 96 Danny Stubbs 97 Doug Mikolas 99 Michael Walter
Head coach: Bill Walsh
Coaches: Dennis Green Tommy Hart Mike Holmgren Sherman Lewis Bobb McKittrick Bill McPherson Ray Rhodes George Seifert Lynn Stiles Fred von Appen

v t San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XXIV champions
6 Mike Cofer 8 Steve Young 9 Barry Helton 13 Steve Bono 16 Joe Montana (MVP) 21 Eric Wright 22 Tim McKyer 23 Spencer Tillman 24 Harry Sydney 26 Darryl Pollard 27 Mike Richardson 30 Keith Henderson 31 Chet Brooks 32 Terrence Flagler 33 Roger Craig 40 Johnnie Jackson 42 Ronnie Lott 44 Tom Rathman 46 Tom Holmoe 49 Jeff Fuller 50 Riki Ellison 53 Bill Romanowski 54 Matt Millen 55 Jim Fahnhorst 56 Steve Hendrickson 58 Keena Turner 59 Keith DeLong 60 Chuck Thomas 61 Jesse Sapolu 62 Guy McIntyre 63 Jim Burt 64 Rollin Putzier 65 Jeff Bregel 66 Terry Tausch 67 Pete Kugler 69 Bruce Collie 74 Steve Wallace 75 Kevin Fagan 77 Bubba Paris 78 Pierce Holt 79 Harris Barton 80 Jerry Rice 81 Jamie Williams 82 John Taylor 83 Terry Greer 84 Brent Jones 85 Mike Wilson 86 Mike Barber 88 Mike Sherrard 89 Wesley Walls 91 Larry Roberts 92 Kevin Lilly 94 Charles Haley 95 Michael Carter 96 Danny Stubbs 98 Antonio Goss 99 Michael Walter
Head coach: George Seifert
Coaches: Tommy Hart Mike Holmgren Al Lavan Sherman Lewis Bobb McKittrick Bill McPherson Ray Rhodes Lynn Stiles Bob Zeman

v t AAA Championships winners in men's shot put
1876–1914	1880: 1881: Maurice Davin (IRL) 1882: George Ross 1883–84: (IRL) 1885: 1886–87: James Mitchell (IRL) 1888: George Gray (CAN) 1889: William Barry (IRL) & 1890: 1891–92: William Barry (IRL) 1893–99: Denis Horgan (IRL) 1900: Richard Sheldon USA 1901–02: Wesley Coe USA 1903: Tom Nicolson 1904–05: Denis Horgan (IRL) 1906–07: 1908–10: Denis Horgan (IRL) 1911: James Barrett (IRL) 1912: Denis Horgan (IRL) 1913: Einar Nilsson SWE 1914: Armas Taipale FIN
1919–39	1919: Bertil Jansson SWE 1920: Raoul Paoli FRA 1921: Bertil Jansson SWE 1922: Ville Pörhölä FIN 1923: James Barrett IRL 1924: Reginald "Rex" Woods 1925: USA 1926: Reginald "Rex" Woods 1927: GER 1928: Édouard Duhour FRA 1929: József Darányi HUN 1930: Jules Noël FRA 1931: József Darányi HUN 1932: Harry Hart SAF 1933–34: Zygmunt Heljasz POL 1935–36: Aad de Bruyn NED 1937: Hans Woellke GER 1938: Angiolo Profeti ITA 1939: Aad de Bruyn NED
1946–59	1946: Aad de Bruyn NED 1947–48: David Guiney IRL 1949: John Giles 1950: YUG 1951: Gunnar Huseby ISL 1952–54: John Savidge 1955–56: Barclay Palmer 1957–59: Arthur Rowe
1960–2006	1960–61: Arthur Rowe 1962: Jay Silvester USA 1963: Mike Lindsay 1964–65: Vilmos Varjú HUN 1966: RSA 1967: RSA 1968–69: Jeff Teale 1970–71: Les Mills NZL 1972–73: Geoff Capes 1974: Al Feuerbach USA 1975–79: Geoff Capes 1980: Brian Oldfield USA 1981–82: Mike Winch 1983: Mike Carter USA 1984: Mike Winch 1985–86: Billy Cole 1987: Paul Edwards 1988–89: Simon Williams 1990–92: Paul Edwards 1993: Matt Simson 1994: Paul Edwards 1995: Mark Proctor 1996: Matt Simson 1997: 1998–99: Mark Proctor 2000: 2001–02: Mark Proctor 2003–06: Carl Myerscough

v t 1984 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	1984 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Ray Armstead Alonzo Babers Kirk Baptiste Ron Brown Tonie Campbell Don Clary Paul Cummings Brian Diemer Marco Evoniuk Greg Foster Sam Graddy Johnny Gray John Gregorek Danny Harris Tranel Hawkins Jim Heiring Thomas Jefferson Earl Jones Roger Kingdom Steve Lacy Carl Lewis Henry Marsh John Marshall Antonio McKay Walter McCoy Edwin Moses Sunder Nix Daniel O'Connor Vince O'Sullivan Doug Padilla Pete Pfitzinger Pat Porter Alberto Salazar Carl Schueler Steve Scott Calvin Smith Willie Smith Jim Spivey John Tuttle Craig Virgin
Men's field athletes	Duncan Atwood Willie Banks Earl Bell Tim Bright Ed Burke Art Burns Michael Carter Mike Conley Sr. John Crist Milton Goode Bill Green Al Joyner Dave Laut Carl Lewis Jud Logan Doug Lytle Mike McRae Larry Myricks Doug Nordquist Tom Petranoff John Powell Steve Roller Dwight Stones Mike Tully Mac Wilkins Augie Wolf Jim Wooding
Women's track and road athletes	Evelyn Ashford Sharrieffa Barksdale Joan Benoit Jeanette Bolden Cindy Bremser Valerie Brisco-Hooks Alice Brown Judi Brown Julie Brown Robin Campbell Chandra Cheeseborough Mary Decker Diane Dixon Benita Fitzgerald-Brown Kim Gallagher Randy Givens Florence Griffith Joyner Joan Hansen Denean Howard Sherri Howard Julie Isphording Missy Kane Lillie Leatherwood Pam Page Diana Richburg Kim Turner Angela Wright-Scott Ruth Wysocki
Women's field athletes	Jodi Anderson Carol Cady Laura De Snoo Leslie Deniz Cindy Greiner Lorna Griffin Joni Huntley Jackie Joyner Carol Lewis Ramona Pagel Louise Ritter Karin Smith Pam Spencer Lynda Sutfin Cathy Sulinski Angela Thacker
Coaches	—

Olympic medal record
Representing United States
Men's athletics
	1984 Los Angeles	Shot put