Preston Carpenter
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| Position: | End, halfback, tight end, kick returner | ||
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| Date of birth: | January 24, 1934 | ||
| Place of birth: | Hayti, Missouri | ||
| Date of death: | June 30, 2011 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death: | Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||
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| College: | Arkansas | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | ||
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Verba Preston Carpenter (January 24, 1934 – June 30, 2011) was am American football player. He played professionally as an end, halfback, tight end, and kick returner over eleven seasons for five different teams in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). Carpenter played college football at the University of Arkansas for the Razorbacks.
Carpenter was born to Verba Glen Carpenter and Edna Earl Pullam in Hayti, Missouri. He graduated from Muskogee Central High School, where he was Oklahoma All State. His brother, Lew Carpenter, played and coached in the NFL for over forty years.
Carpenter married Jeanne Etychison. The coulpe had three children: Scott, Bruce and Lewis Todd Carpenter. He is a descendant of Thomas "Jack" Carpenter (born 1740 Virginia and died 1803 in North Carolina.
At the University of Arkansas, Carpenter was an outstanding single-wing blocking back and linebacker for the Razorbacks in 1953 and 1954. In 1954 he caught a 66-yard touchdown pass against Ole Miss in one of the most famous plays in Razorbacks history. He was an All-Southwest Conference selection in 1955 as a halfback.
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