Maurice Carthon

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Maurice Carthon
Date of birth	April 24, 1961 (1961-04-24) (age 47)
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Position(s)	Running back/ Fullback
College	Arkansas State
Playing Stats	Pro Football Reference
Playing Stats	DatabaseFootball
Team(s) as a player
1983-1985 1985-1991 1992	New Jersey Generals New York Giants Indianapolis Colts
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1994-1996 1997-2000 2001-2002 2003-2004 2005-2006 2007-present	New England Patriots (Running backs) New York Jets (Running backs) Detroit Lions (Offensive Coordinator) Dallas Cowboys (Offensive Coordinator) Cleveland Browns (Offensive Coordinator) Arizona Cardinals (Running backs)

Maurice Carthon (born April 24, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) is a National Football League coach as well as a former professional football running back.

Carthon is currently the running backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals. Prior to his current assignment, he was the offensive coordinator for the NFL's Cleveland Browns (2005-06), an offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys and running backs coach for several teams.

Maurice is the father of former Indianapolis Colts running back Ran Carthon.

Carthon has been a resident of Hawthorne, New Jersey.^[1]

[edit] High school

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. In basketball, he was named the state's Most Valuable Player as a senior.

[edit] College

Carthon attended Arkansas State University and was a star in football. 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. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated.

[edit] Pro Football Career

Carthon started his pro football career with the USFL's New Jersey Generals, primarily as a blocking back for Herschel Walker. In 1985, Carthon played a final season with the Generals, then went almost immediately to New York Giants training camp. From February to June, his USFL career consisted of 3 preseason games, 18 regular season games, and a final playoff on June 30, 1985. After reporting to the Giants in July, he played an additional 5 preseason games, 16 regular season games, and two playoff rounds, for a total of 45 contests in less than a year.

Carthon wore the number 44 in his career as a fullback with the New York Giants. He was considered a bruising back with superb blocking skills. Carthon was a very durable player, missing only one game out of 76 when he was with the Giants.

Carthon won two championship rings with the Giants in Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV. His best season was in 1986, when he finished as the team's second leading rusher with 260 yards, while also helping diminutive halfback Joe Morris rush for a then-franchise record 1,516 yards.

Carthon retired after the 1992 season with 950 career rushing yards, 90 receptions for 745 yards, and 3 touchdowns.

[edit] Coaching career

Maurice Carthon resigned as Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator on October 24, 2006 after Cleveland managed only seven points against the Denver Broncos. Under Carthon, the Browns had managed a league-low 232 points in 2005 and had only scored 88 points through six games in 2006. Carthon was the third NFL offensive coordinator to be fired during the 2006 season. Fans -- obviously fed up with Carthon -- started the "Mo's Gotta Go" movement in October 2006. A website www.firemauricecarthon.com was created to express some fans' displeasure.

In early 2008, reports surfaced about a potential reuniting of Carthon and old coach Bill Parcells in Miami. Carthon would not be a candidate for the Miami Dolphins head coaching vacancy, but rather a candidate for offensive coordinator.

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