David Carr

Carr makes me think about how cruel timing can be to talent. A 191-cm quarterback from Bakersfield, he won the Johnny Unitas and Sammy Baugh awards at Fresno State and went first overall in 2002 as the Houston Texans' very first draft pick. The expectations were enormous. But an expansion team with a porous line meant he was sacked relentlessly, and his reputation suffered for circumstances beyond his control. To me, his career is proof that statistics never tell the whole story. I often wonder what he might have become on a more stable roster. I genuinely believe he was a better player than the numbers suggest.

Name (English)

David Carr

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・カー

Reading

でゔぃっど・かー

Born

July 21, 1979 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Goat

Origin

Bakersfield, California, United States

Height

191 cm

Occupation

American football player

High school

Stockdale High School

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Carr%20(American%20football)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%20(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q669059

Tags

• California
• American football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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