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• Lobo TV: Rubin Carter Mic'd Up Feature
Rubin Carter begins his first season at the University of New Mexico and 21st year in the college and professional coaching ranks. Carter coaches the Lobos defensive line, a position he knows so well as a player and as a coach. Most recently, Carter was the head coach for three seasons (2005-07) at Florida A&M where he compiled a 16-17 record. Carter is hooking up with Mike Locksley for the second time. They were both asssistants under Ron Vanderlinden at Maryland during the 1997-98 seasons. Carter and UNM special teams coordinator Toby Neinas were also on the same Temple staff in 2004. Carter has a long and storied career in the game, highlighted by 12 seasons (1975-86) as a defensive tackle with the Denver Broncos' famed "Orange Crush" defense. He played on five AFC West championship teams and in two Super Bowls (1978, 1987). In 1977, Carter was featured on a Sports Illustrated cover which touted him at "The Prototype NT in the 3-4 Defense." Upon his retirement, Carter had 1,036 tackles and 33 sacks and had played more games (152) than any other nose tackle in NFL history. Carter received the NFL's Ed Block Award of Courage in 1986. As a coach, Carter got his start as an assistant for Dan Reeves and the Broncos in 1987-88. He also had professional coaching stints with the Washington Redskins (1999-2000) and New York Jets (2001-03), all as defensive line coach. Carter has coached Pro Bowl players John Abraham, Shawn Ellis, Marco Coleman, Greg Kragen, Rulon Jones and Karl Mecklenburg. In the college ranks, Carter was defensive line coach at Temple (2004), Maryland (1997-98) and San Jose State (1995-96). He was also defensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach at Howard University (1989-93) as the Bison led NCAA Division I-AA in total defense and scoring defense in 1989. Carter was an All-America defensive lineman as a senior at Miami (Fla.) in 1974. He was MVP of the 1975 Hula Bowl and selected by Denver in the fifth round of the 1975 NFL Draft. Carter was inducted into the University of Miami's Hall of Fame in 1992. Carter received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Miami in 1975. Carter is a member of the Florida Track & Field Hall of Fame (1999) and the Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Sports Hall of Fame (1981) Carter, and his wife Karen, are the parents of four children: Andre, Diandra, Alvin and Joshua. Andre attended the University of California and was the seventh overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. A defensive end, Andre just finished his ninth season in the NFL and fourth season with the Washington Redskins.
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