Carleton Oats
Encyclopedia
Carleton Oats was an American college and professional football
player. A defensive lineman, he played collegiately for Florida A&M
and in the American Football League
with the Oakland Raiders
from 1965 to 1969, then in the National Football League
still for Oakland from 1970 to 1972, and finally for the Green Bay Packers
in 1973. While pass-rushing in Oakland, he would sometimes jump at unusual heights over offensive linemen.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player. A defensive lineman, he played collegiately for Florida A&M
Florida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, the state capital, and is one of eleven member institutions of the State University System of Florida...
and in the American Football League
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
with the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
from 1965 to 1969, then in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
still for Oakland from 1970 to 1972, and finally for the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
in 1973. While pass-rushing in Oakland, he would sometimes jump at unusual heights over offensive linemen.