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Maurice Carthon

Maurice Carthon (born April 24, 1961) is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as a fullback in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL) for a total of 11 seasons. After his playing career ended, he became a coach, and served as the offensive coordinator for three NFL teams.

Carthon attended Osceola High School in Osceola, Arkansas, and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was a two-time All-Conference honoree where he played tight end. In basketball, he was named the state's Most Valuable Player as a senior.

Carthon accepted a football scholarship from Arkansas State University, where he was coached by Larry Lacewell. In football, he was a two-time All-Southland Conference selection, and as a senior, he was the team's captain and led the team in rushing yards (682).

He finished his college career with 362 carries for 1,583 yards, 26 receptions and seven touchdowns. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

In 1991, Carthon was inducted into the Arkansas State hall of honor. In 2002, he was inducted into the Arkansas State ring of honor. He was named to the Southland Conference 1980's All-Decade team. In 2005, he was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.

Carthon was selected by the New Jersey Generals in the eighth round (94th overall) of the 1983 USFL draft. As a rookie, he collected 90 carries for 334 yards and three touchdowns.

In 1984, Carthon started all 18 games, registering 1,042 yards and 11 rushing touchdowns. That same season his backfield mate, Herschel Walker led the league with 1,339 rushing yards. This was the third time in professional football that teammates had rushed for over 1,000 yards each in the same season (Csonka/Morris – 1972 and Harris/Bleier – 1976). Subsequently, it was also achieved by Mack/Byner – 1985; Dunn/Vick – 2006; Jacobs/Ward – 2008; Stewart/Williams – 2009 and Jackson/Ingram - 2019.

In 1985, Carthon played a final season with the Generals, posting 175 carries for 726 yards and 6 touchdowns.

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