Personal
- Father is Harold Carter, a Provo school teacher
- Came to BYU on an academic scholarship
- Nicknamed the "Blue Darter"
- Majored in statistics
- Married Judy and is the father of two sons
Career Highlights
- Set 6 NCAA records, 19 WAC records and 24 BYU records
- Was named All-Conference during his junior and senior years
- Was All-WAC and WAC Player of the Year his junior and senior years
- Received the Dale Rex Memorial Award in 1967
- All-American honorable mention
- BYU's first CoSIDA Academic All-American
- Led the NCAA in TD passes and total offense and set an NCAA record for 599 yards total offense against UTEP
- Finished 11th in the 1966 Heisman Trophy balloting
Before BYU
- Prepped at Folsom High in Sacramento, Calif., where he was coached by D. Guerra
- Scholastic All-American for two years
After BYU
- Played professional football with the Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Fire
- Retired from professional football in 1976
- Since his retirement, he has been involved in sportscasting and fills speaking engagements on radio and television
Post BYU Honors and Societies
- Was captain of the Bengal team
- In 1971 he led the NFL in pass completion percentage and was third in overall passing statistics
- Named Most Valuable Player in 1968, 1971, and 1974
- Received the Man of Year Award in Sacramento, California in 1971 for his contribution to athletics
- Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in 1977
Stats
CARTER'S CAREER STATSYR GM ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD1964 10 193-66-14 34.2 1154 91965 10 250-120-13 48.0 1793 201966 10 293-141-16 48.1 2182 21