Player
Louis Carter
Seasons
1976-78
College
Maryland
How acquired
Veteran allocation draft 1976
How left
Released after 1978 season
Height
5-11
Weight
209
Date of birth
6-Feb-53
Pos
RB
No
32
Games
44
Starts
14
Played the first three seasons in franchise history and proved to be the leader of the backfield during that time including throwing the first TD pass in franchise
history when he was stopped at the line of scrimmage in a game against the Seahawks and then lobbed the ball across the line to receiver Morris Owens for
an unlikely one-yard score. Came to the Bucs in the veteran allocation draft having been a 3rd round pick of the Raiders in 1975. Never played again in the
NFL after leaving Tampa Bay. Passed away in 2020.
1976
1
1977
1
1978
1
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
14
8
14
2
16
4
Rushing
No
Yards
Avg
LG
TD
1976
171
521
3.0
26
1
1977
59
117
2.0
20
2
1978
81
275
3.4
17
1
Total
311
913
2.9
26
4
Receiving
No
Yards
Avg
LG
TD
1976
20
135
6.8
19
0
1977
10
65
6.5
15
0
1978
19
139
7.3
17
0
Total
49
339
6.9
19
0
Kick returns
No
Yards
Avg
LG
TD
1976
15
300
20.0
27
0
1978
6
97
16.2
21
0
Total
21
397
18.9
27
0
Passing
Att
Com
Yards
Int
TD
1976
5
2
24
0
1
1977
2
0
0
0
0
1978
5
2
87
0
0
Total
14
4
111
0
1
