![]() He had a record setting season, establishing school freshman marks for passing yards (2,484), touchdowns (12), attempts (290) and completions (176), while tallying 300 passing yards or more in 4 games. 16 ranking in the final AP Poll and winning the 1998 Peach Bowl. He became the Bulldogs' first freshman starter in 53 years ( John Rauch in 1945), finishing with a 9–3 record. Īfter spending two years away from football, he won the starting quarterback job in a contested battle over future University of Oklahoma starter Nate Hybl, among others. ![]() Struggling with his baseball career, Carter opted to return to play college football in 1998, but made the highly publicized decision to sign with the University of Georgia instead of Georgia Tech, who officially contested the move but was still overruled by the NCAA. His final year in 1999, he went 0-for-3 in one game for the Daytona Cubs of Advanced A ball and left the team after only three games to return to Athens. In 1998, he appeared in 28 games for Rockford, hitting. In 1997, he was promoted to the Rockford Cubbies of Single-A and hit. In 1996, with the Gulf Coast Cubs of the rookie league, he hit. Baseball career Ĭarter originally signed a football letter of intent with Georgia Tech in 1996, but opted instead to play minor league baseball after being selected by the Chicago Cubs as an outfielder 52nd overall in the 1996 MLB draft. He finished his high school career with 4,450 passing yards, 37 passing touchdowns, 1,489 rushing yards and 32 rushing touchdowns. He received Parade All-American and USA Today Georgia Player of the Year honors. Īs a senior, he led the Panthers to the 1995 AAAA State Championship under head coach William Godfrey. ![]() Additionally, from 1996 to 1999, he was in the Chicago Cubs minor league baseball organization.īorn in Chicago, Illinois but raised in Decatur, Georgia, Carter attended Southwest DeKalb High School in Decatur where he played football and baseball. Outside the NFL, he also was a member of the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings, Kansas City Brigade and Abilene Ruff Riders. He played college football at Georgia and for the National Football League (NFL) teams Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets. LaVonya Quintelle "Quincy" Carter (born October 13, 1977) is a former American football quarterback. * Offseason and/or practice squad member only Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings ( 2007).It's sad, really, since I have known some people who are bi-polar: one, a former co-worker, was one of the nicest people I've ever known.American football player Quincy Carter No. How much that has to do with his drug addiction is anyone's guess. My understanding is part of Carter's problem is he deals with a bi-polar disorder. What's gone wrong with Quincy Carter? Nobody's ever doubted his athleticism. Carter called coach Gerald Dockery and told him he wouldn't be playing in that game.Īnd to think that in 2003, Carter led the Cowboys to a 10-6 season and playoff berth.īesides the Cowboys, Carter has played for the New York Jets, Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, and in minor football leagues with the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings, Kansas City Brigade, and Ruff Riders. More recently, he was released by the Abilene Ruff Riders of the Indoor Football League. ![]() Then came his release in 2004, later revealed to be the result of his drug issues.Īnd now, Carter's sliding further down the abyss. He looked like one of those athletes who could act as their own body guard.Īnd as the games wore on, Carter looked like he would do two things to establish himself in Cowboys history: become the team's first African-American starting quarterback and pick up the torch left behind by Troy Aikman. Carter looked very muscular with no detectable body fat. And I remember seeing him from about 20 feet away while covering Air Force Day at the 2002 Dallas Cowboys training camp at the Alamodome in San Antonio. But as shaky as Carter seemed with some of his throws, he showed signs of brilliance: he was a great scrambler who had a decent arm. ![]()
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