Preston Carpenter
Verda Preston Carpenter
Born: January 24, 1934
Hayti, MO USA
Deceased: June 30, 2011
Tulsa, OK
Position: E-HB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
College: Arkansas
High School: West Memphis (AR)
Career: 1956-1967
Drafted: 1956 in Round 1, #13 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Preston Carpenter played from 1956 to 1967 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Carpenter ran for 884 yards in his career on 223 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 305 passes for 4,457 yards and 23 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 56.3 |
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 188 | 756 | 4.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 39 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 36 | 2.1 | 20 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| NFL | 223 | 884 | 4.0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Totals | 223 | 884 | 4.0 | 39 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 16 | 124 | 7.8 | 34 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 27 | 398 | 14.7 | 33 | 2 |
| 1958 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 29 | 474 | 16.3 | 74 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 24 | 372 | 15.5 | 43 | 2 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 29 | 495 | 17.1 | 70 | 2 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 33 | 460 | 13.9 | 40 | 4 |
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 36 | 492 | 13.7 | 43 | 4 |
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 233 | 13.7 | 28 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 31 | 466 | 15.0 | 39 | 3 |
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 23 | 298 | 13.0 | 36 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 27 | 487 | 18.0 | 52 | 4 |
| 1966 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 10 | 127 | 12.7 | 42 | 0 |
| NFL | 295 | 4330 | 14.7 | 74 | 23 | |
| AFL | 10 | 127 | 12.7 | 42 | 0 | |
| Totals | 305 | 4457 | 14.6 | 74 | 23 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 120 | 9.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 60 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 26 | 284 | 10.9 | 60 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 284 | 10.9 | 60 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 15 | 381 | 25.4 | 42 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 255 | 25.5 | 36 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 45 | 0 |
| NFL | 26 | 665 | 25.6 | 42 | 0 | |
| AFL | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 752 | 25.9 | 45 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1959 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| NFL | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
| Totals | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 9 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 12 |
| 1966 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 0 |
Honors
1956 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
