Carl Hairston
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| Position: | Defensive line coach |
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| Date of birth: | December 15, 1952 |
| Place of birth: | Martinsville, Virginia |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) |
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| High school: | Martinsville (VA) |
| College: | Maryland–Eastern Shore |
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 7 / Pick: 191 |
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Carl Blake Hairston (born December 15, 1952) is a former professional American football player and is currently the defensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Hairston has played in one Super Bowl and coached in another during his 30 seasons in the National Football League. Among his 15 years in the league since the end of his playing career, the daunting Hairston has spent 11 seasons as a defensive line coach. He joined the Green Bay Packers from Kansas City, where he spent seven years (1995–1996 and 2001–2005), after sandwiching a four-year term as St. Louis Rams defensive line coach (1997–2000) between his two stints with the Chiefs.
Originally a seventh-round selection (191st overall) by Vermeil's Eagles in 1976, Hairston preceded Reggie White on the Eagles' line (1976–1983), then spent six years in Cleveland (1984–1989) and one final campaign with the Cardinals (1990). In 224 games (184 starts), he posted 94 sacks among 1,141 tackles. He started for the Eagles at defensive end in Super Bowl XV against the Oakland Raiders, one of his 15 postseason contests played.
Originally a pro scout with the Chiefs in 1994, Hairston also spent three seasons (1991–1993) as a college scout with the Phoenix Cardinals, where he had finished his playing career.
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