Preston Carpenter
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| Positions | End Halfback Tight end Return specialist | ||||||||||||
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| Born | January 24, 1934 Hayti, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | June 30, 2011 (aged 77) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | West Memphis (West Memphis, Arkansas) | ||||||||||||
| College | Arkansas | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1956: 1st round, 13th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Verba Preston Carpenter (January 24, 1934 – June 30, 2011) was an American professional football player. He played as an end, halfback, tight end, and kick returner over eleven seasons for five different teams in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). Carpenter played college football at the University of Arkansas for the Razorbacks.