Roger Dale Carr is a former National Football League

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 wide receiver

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 who played mainly for the Baltimore Colts

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. He was selected to the Pro Bowl

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 after the 1976 season.

He helped the Colts win the AFC East Division from 1975-77.

In 10 seasons he had 271 receptions for 5,071 yards and 31 touchdowns.

He has since returned as a graduate assistant

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 at Louisiana Tech University

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 and is now coaching

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 community college

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 football. From 2003-2005 Coach Carr coached high school football at St. Frederick High School

St. Frederick Catholic High School (Monroe, Louisiana)

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 in Monroe, Louisiana

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Today Coach Carr is the Offensive Coordinator for the team of Providence High School (Charlotte, North Carolina). 2009–Present

External links

• Klingaman, Mike. "Catching Up With...former Colt Roger Carr," The Toy Department (The Baltimore Sun sports blog), Tuesday, October 27, 2009.