Fred Carr

Fred Carr
No. 53
PositionLinebacker
Personal information
Born(1946-08-19)August 19, 1946
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 2018(2018-02-19) (aged 71)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High schoolPhoenix (AZ) Union
CollegeUTEP
NFL draft1968: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Fumble recoveries15
Interceptions8
Touchdowns1
Sacks13
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Freddie Alton Carr (August 19, 1946 – February 19, 2018) was an American professional football player who played linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 to 1977.

Carr attended Phoenix Union High School, where he also competed in basketball and track, representing P.U.H.S. as a discus thrower and in the shot put. He was in the top ten discus throwers in the U.S. in his senior year. He played for Phoenix College before transferring to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 1965, where he was called "Probably the best overall linebacker in school history." Fred was inducted into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame, September 23, 2005, and would later also be elected to the Phoenix College (PCAA) Hall of Fame in their inaugural class of 2007.