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Ht/Wt
6'
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185 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Provo,
Utah
Last School
Folsom High School
Roster Years
1963-1966
Personal
- Father is Harold Carter, a Provo school teacher
- Came to BYU on an academic scholarship
- Nicknamed the "Blue Darter"
- Majored in statistics
- Married Judy and is the father of two sons
Career Highlights
- Set 6 NCAA records, 19 WAC records and 24 BYU records
- Was named All-Conference during his junior and senior years
- Was All-WAC and WAC Player of the Year his junior and senior years
- Received the Dale Rex Memorial Award in 1967
- All-American honorable mention
- BYU's first CoSIDA Academic All-American
- Led the NCAA in TD passes and total offense and set an NCAA record for 599 yards total offense against UTEP
- Finished 11th in the 1966 Heisman Trophy balloting
Before BYU
- Prepped at Folsom High in Sacramento, Calif., where he was coached by D. Guerra
- Scholastic All-American for two years
After BYU
- Played professional football with the Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Fire
- Retired from professional football in 1976
- Since his retirement, he has been involved in sportscasting and fills speaking engagements on radio and television
Post BYU Honors and Societies
- Was captain of the Bengal team
- In 1971 he led the NFL in pass completion percentage and was third in overall passing statistics
- Named Most Valuable Player in 1968, 1971, and 1974
- Received the Man of Year Award in Sacramento, California in 1971 for his contribution to athletics
- Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in 1977
Stats
CARTER'S CAREER STATS YR GM ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD 1964 10 193-66-14 34.2 1154 9 1965 10 250-120-13 48.0 1793 20 1966 10 293-141-16 48.1 2182 21
1977
BYU Hall of Fame
1977 BYU Hall of Fame
As a football player at BYU, Virg set six NCAA records, 19 WAC records and 24 BYU records. He was named All-Conference during his junior and senior years, and also WAC Player of the Year both years. He received the Dale Rex Memorial Award in 1967 for his contribution to amateur athletics in Utah, and received All-American honorable mention. Along with his athletic accomplishments, Virg also received academic recognition. He was named BYU Outstanding Senior in the college of Physical and Engineering Sciences and was Scholastic All-American for two years.
From 1967-76 Virg played professional football with the Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Fire. He was captain of the Bengal team. In 1971 he led the NFL in pass completion percentage and was third in overall passing. He received the Man of Year Award in Sacramento, California, in 1971 for his contribution to athletics.
Virg married Judy Green in 1967, and they are the parents of a son, Chad Alexander. Virg retired from professional football in 1976. After retiring, he was involved in sportscasting on the radio and television.
Freshman Year
1963
- Set BYU freshman passing and scoring records
Sophmore Year
1964
- Academic All-WAC
- Rushed and passed for 170 yards in his first game against Oregon
Junior Year
1965
- All-Western Athletic Conference and WAC Player of the Year
- Academic All-WAC
- Broke Eldon Fortie's record with 2,263 yards in 10 games
- Ranked third in the NCAA in total offense and 11th in passing
Senior Year
1966
- Set 6 NCAA records, 19 Western Athletic Conference records, and 24 BYU records
- All-WAC and WAC Player of the Year
- WAC Player of the Week on back-to-back weeks vs. Arizona and UTEP
- Received the Dale Rex Memorial Award for his contribution to amateur athletics in Utah
- All-American honorable mention
- Named BYU Outstanding Senior in the college of Physical and Engineering Sciences
- BYU's first CoSIDA Academic All-American
- Led the NCAA in TD passes and total offense and set an NCAA record for 599 yards total offense against UTEP
- Finished 11th in the 1966 Heisman Trophy balloting
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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Football | Oct, 14
50th reunion of 1965 championship and Point of the Mountain plane crash