Donald E "Crutch" Carothers was an American football offensive end who played one season with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League.
17 Facts About Don Carothers
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Don Carothers was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the tenth round of the 1957 NFL draft.
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Don Carothers played college football at Bradley University and attended Moline High School in Moline, Illinois.
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Don Carothers was a member of the 1951 Maroons basketball team that finished second in the state.
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Don Carothers won the Illinois state high jump title for three consecutive years.
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Don Carothers first attended the University of Iowa on a basketball scholarship.
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Don Carothers transferred to Bradley University and was a letterman in football, basketball and track for the Braves.
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Don Carothers was a member of the Braves basketball team that won the 1957 NIT championship.
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Don Carothers was the team's leading receiver and punter in football his senior season.
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Don Carothers was later inducted into the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Don Carothers was selected by the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League with the 118th pick in the 1957 NFL draft.
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Don Carothers signed with the Cardinals on June 3,1958, after his senior year at Bradley.
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Don Carothers was released by the Cardinals on September 15,1958.
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Don Carothers signed with the AFL's Denver Broncos in 1960 and played in three games for the team during the 1960 season.
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Don Carothers worked as an insurance agent and in the investment field after his football career.
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Don Carothers was later the owner of the Carothers Insurance Company in Bettendorf, Iowa.
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Don Carothers was the general manager of the Quad City Raiders, which played in the Continental Football League.