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Originally Posted by karlsch
J.C. Caroline was a sensational running back when he played for the University of Illinois. One year he led the nation in rushing.
I always wondered why he wasn't a running back in the NFL.
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Yeah, that's how I recall Caroline's college stint too. Great running back.
I dunno if Papa Bear gave him a shot at offense at first. Although they had a solid FB in Rick Casares, the running backs were meh. I think that Bobby Watkins got the lion's share of HB carries. There also was Perry Jeter who was like 5'6" or so. So it's a bit of a puzzle to me too.
But a couple of years later, they got Willie Galimore who became their featured HB until he passed away in a car accident. The other HB was actually used as a flanker, Johnny Morris. Of course they still had Casares getting the tough yards. Then they got Gale Sayers.