The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame and South Carolina State University will pay tribute to 2002 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry Carson with an On-Campus Salute Saturday.
The Bulldogs will honor the former defensive end when they host Wofford on Saturday, Sept. 14. During a half-time ceremony, Carson will be recognized and will be presented with his Hall of Fame plaque. A dublicate plaque will also be presented to South Carolina State for the university's permanent display.
The rest of the 2002 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be honored with On-Campus Salutes at their respective alma maters throughout the remainder 2002 college football season.
HONOREE BIOGRAPHY
Harry Carson
South Carolina State University
Defensive End
1972-75
One of the greatest defensive players in the history of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Harry Carson led South Carolina State to back-to-back conference championships, shattering sack and tackle records along the way.
A First Team All-America selection in 1975, Carson set school and conference records with 17 sacks and 112 tackles. He anchored the 1975 team that recorded six shutouts and set an NCAA record for fewest points (29) allowed in a 10-game season. A two-time all-conference choice, Carson became the first player in MEAC history to win back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year honors, 1974 and 1975.
Following graduation in 1976, Carson was selected in the fourth round of the National Football League draft by the New York Giants. He made 10 Pro Bowl appearances in a 13-year career with the Giants culminating with a Super Bowl Championship in 1986.
Carson was named to the Sheridan Broadcasting Network 100-Year Anniversary Black College All-America Team and the Division II Team of the Century. He is a member of the Division II Athletic Hall of Fame, MEAC Hall of Fame and South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. Carson is also a board member for the New York State Special Olympics and the New York State United Way.
With 119 chapters and over 14,000 members nationwide, The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, a non-profit educational organization, runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in America's young people. NFF programs include the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., Play It Smart, The NFF Center for Youth Development Through Sport at Springfield College (Mass.), the NFL-NFF Coaching Academy, and scholarships of nearly $1 million for College and High School Scholar-Athletes.
