Louis Carter RB 32 College Height Weight Date of birth Maryland 5-11 209 6-Feb-53 How acquired Veteran allocation draft 1976 How left Released after the 1978 season Seasons played Games Starts 1976-78 44 14 Profile Was a 3rd round pick of the Raiders in 1975 having been the MVP of the Coaches' All-American college all-star game in his senior year at Maryland. Came to the Bucs in the veteran allocation draft of 1976 and became a valuable member of the Buc offense during its first three seasons as a running back and occasional receiver out of the backfield. Also threw 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. Carried the ball 11 times for 27 yards in his rookie season in Oakland and also had two receptions for 29 yards. Never played again in the NFL after leaving Tampa Bay. Selected as the 81st Greatest player in Buccaneer history in 2007 1976 1977 1978 Games Starts Games Starts Games Starts 14 8 14 2 16 4 Rushing Season 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 Passing Season Att Com Yards Int TD 1976 5 2 24 0 1 1977 2 0 0 0 0 1978 5 2 87 0 0 Total 12 4 111 0 1 Receiving Season 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 Season 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