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Pro Football Hall of Fame passes on former Middie, OSU and pro star for second year.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Middletown's Cris Carter did not get the call — again.
Carter was passed over for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the second straight year.
Voting for the Hall of Fame's Class of 2009 was announced Saturday, Jan. 31, in Tampa, Fla., site of Super Bowl XLIII.
Carter, who was thought to be a lock to make it last year — his first year of eligibility — only made it past the first cut Saturday, when the 17 finalists were whittled to 10. Carter also was a finalist last year.
"Big-time surprise," said former Middies coach Jack Gordon, who coached Carter for one season at Middletown. "I don't understand it. I thought he should've made it last year."
This year's inductees are Bob Hayes, Randall McDaniel, Bruce Smith, Derrick Thomas, Ralph Wilson Jr. and Rod Woodson.
"Those other guys are all outstanding but I don't see how in the world (Carter) didn't make it," Gordon said. "Doesn't make a bit of sense to me."
Carter played for three teams — Philadelphia, Minnesota and Miami — in a 16-year NFL career.
He ranks second on the NFL's all-time list in receptions (1,101) and receiving touchdowns (130).
A member of the NFL's
All-Decade Team of the 1990s, Carter was selected to play in eight Pro Bowls (1993-2000 seasons).
