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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 20, 1955 Lancaster, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Lancaster | ||||||||||||
| College: | Miami (OH) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 3 / pick: 84 | ||||||||||||
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Robert Joseph Carpenter, Jr. (born April 20, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is the father of linebacker Bobby Carpenter, former linebacker at Ohio State University, Johnathan Carpenter, former Marshall University linebacker George Carpenter, and former Ohio defensive back Nathan Carpenter. He currently resides in Lancaster, Ohio and is a gym teacher at Lancaster High School.