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Carl L. Garrett is a former American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

halfback

Halfback (American football)

A halfback, sometimes referred to as a tailback, is an offensive position in American football, which lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible for carrying the ball on run plays. Historically, from the 1870s through the 1950s, the halfback position was both an offensive and defensive...

who began his professional career with the American Football League

American Football League

The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...

's Boston Patriots

History of the New England Patriots

The History of the New England Patriots began when Boston business executive Billy Sullivan was awarded the eighth and final franchise of the developing American Football League on November 16, 1959. The following winter, locals were allowed to submit ideas for the Boston football team's official...

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Carl Garrett caught 29 passes for 267 yards and two touchdown

Touchdown

A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...

s in 1969, and ran the ball for over five yards per carry with 137 attempts for 691 yards and five touchdowns. He was the 1969 Sporting News
The Sporting News
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' AFL Rookie of the Year

American Football League Rookies of the Year

In each year of its ten-year existence , numerous sports-news services named their choice for the American Football League's best first-year player...

. He was also selected to the AFL All-Star

American Football League All-Star games

-All-League Teams:The Sporting News published American Football League All-League Teams for each season played by the American Football League, 1960 through 1969...

team in 1969.

In 1985 after retiring from football Garrett was convicted of rape and sentenced to nine years in prison. His parole was revoked in 2005 and he was sentenced to two years in prison for failing to register as a convicted sex offender.

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