Card: Upper Deck Legends 1997
Acquired: TTM 2021, C/o Home
Sent: 1/22 Received: 2/13 (22 days)
*Signing Fee Enclosed

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Defensive Tackle who played both ways while at college for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1961-1963.
  
  
• Selected in the first round of the 1964 Draft by the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL and the Buffalo Bills of the AFL- but opted to sign with the Vikings where he was used at Defensive End.
  
  
• Famed member of the Minnesota Vikings front four, “The Purple People Eaters”.
  
  
• Had a career high 15 sacks in 1969 and 1977.
  
  
• Had a run of 7 seasons with 10 or more sacks.
  
  
• Finished his career in Minnesota as the franchises’ all-time leader in sacks with 130.5.
  
  
• Played one final year in 1979 for the Seattle Seahawks, adding 3 more sacks to his career total.
  
  
• Carl played in a total of 225 games (starting 209).

ACCOLADES:

• NFL Pro Bowl 1968-1971, 1973, 1974
  
  
• 1st Team All-Pro 1968-1971, 1973
  
  
• 2nd Team All-Pro 1967, 1972
  
  
• College Football Hall of Fame 2006
• Pro Football Hall of Fame 2004
  
  
• Vikings 40th Anniversary Team
  
  
• Vikings 50th Anniversary Team
  
  
• Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor
  
  
• NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1971
  
  
• North Carolina Sports HoF

NOTES:

Carl after football spent time as a substance abuse counselor and has worked championing human rights for people of color.

A simply beautiful card here of Carl proving there was no shortage of short supply of great sports action photography during the 70s. Instead of dropping $20-30 dollars on a certified autographed card, I opted to send directly through him instead for a fraction of the cost.

TAC	SAC	FUM	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
N/a	133.5	23	1	1	1.0	0	1