Milt Carthens
{{Short description|American football player (1960–2021)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| position = Offensive tackle
| number = 28
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1960|12|22}}
| death_date = December 17, 2021 (age 60)
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| college = Michigan
| teams =
- Michigan Panthers ({{USFL Year|1984}})*
- Indianapolis Colts (1987)
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1988}})*
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 1
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Milton B. "Big Money" Carthens (December 22, 1960 - December 17, 2021) was an American football player.
Carthen was born in 1960 and graduated from Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School in 1980.{{cite web|title=Milt Carthens|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=July 2, 2022|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerc/cart06200.html}}
He enrolled at the University of Michigan and played for Michigan Wolverines football team under Bo Schembechler. He redshirted as a freshman and was used principally as a blocker on special teams over the next two years.{{cite news|title=A promise becomes a statistic|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy George|date=March 9, 1984|pages=1D, 6D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104844662/carthens/|via=Newspapers.com}} In October 1983, playing at tight end, he caught two passes for 49 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown pass from Steve Smith Smith in a victory over Michigan State.{{cite news|title=Sorry, George: 'M' 42, MSU 0|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=October 9, 1983|page=1|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754720/403}}
He was drafted by the Michigan Panthers in the USFL's 1984 territorial draft.{{cite web|title=1984 USFL Draft|publisher=USFL.info|url=http://www.usfl.info/panthers/1984tdraft.html}} He left school early to join the Panthers in 1984, accepting a $6,000 bonus. However, he was cut by the Panthers before the season began. He signed in 1987 with the Indianapolis Colts in 1987 and appeared in one game for the team. He signed with the Detroit Lions in May 1988,{{cite news|title=For the Record|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|date=May 3, 1988}} but was waived in late August 1988.{{cite news|title=Transactions|newspaper=The Galveston Daily News|date=August 23, 1988}}
As of 2010, Carthens was employed as a social worker in Detroit.{{Cite web|url=http://www.healthgrades.com/health-professionals-directory/milton-carthens-lbsw-53439744|title = Find a Doctor by Specialty – Show all Doctors by Name | Healthgrades}} He died in 2021 at age 60.{{cite web|title=Milton Carthens|publisher=Kemp Funeral Homes|accessdate=July 2, 2022|url=https://www.kempfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Milton-Carthens/#!/TributeWall}}