Joe Carter (running back)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Joe Carter

| number = 23

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|6|23}}

| birth_place = Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 198

| high_school = Starkville (MS)

| college = Alabama

| draftyear = 1984

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 109

| pastteams =

• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1984|1986}})

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 589

| statlabel2 = Average

| statvalue2 = 5.0

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = CartJo00

}}

Joseph Thomas Carter (born June 23, 1962) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 1984 NFL draft. He played college football at Alabama.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131220062701/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-08-08/sports/8502010937_1_coach-shula-joe-carter-plain-old-joe Attitude, Effort Help Carter Gain Respect]