Michael D'Andrea Carter (born October 29, 1960) is an American former professional football player and track and field athlete. He played pro football as a nose tackle with the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL).

Apr 4, 2023 · As the unquestioned leader of the defensive line, Michael Carter was surrounded by elite pass-rushing talent and didn't have to sack the quarterback as much as he had when he was younger. In fact, he had just a single sack in his lone All-Pro season.

Apr 25, 2024 · Michael Carter never worried much about an NFL career. But when the San Francisco 49ers called 40 years ago, the Olympic silver medalist gave it a shot.

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May 31, 2019 · Former 49er Michael Carter’s toss of 81 feet, 3½ inches is still the national record 40 years later and is among the longest-standing track and field records in the country.

Michael Carter is one of those rare athletes. The Dallas native set records in track and field in both high school and at Southern Methodist University before earning a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, all while starring as a nose tackle and winning three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers.

A defensive lineman on the gridiron, he starred on top-10 football teams as a collegian at SMU, in addition to winning 7 NCAA shot titles. Post-college, he made the ’84 Olympic team and won shot put silver – only to then move on to the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers and the first of three Super Bowl titles, just months later.

The grown-up accomplishments of Michael Carter’s stellar two-sport career – an Olympic silver medal and three Super Bowl titles with the San Francisco 49ers – were years off when the baby-faced Texan stepped into the ring for his last shot at immortality. The date was June 16, 1979, the time 7:07 p.m., give or take a minute.

Selected in the fifth round of the 1984 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers; Won four indoor and three outdoor NCAA shot put championships; Won the silver medal in the shot at the 1984 Olympics; Played nine years with the San Francisco 49ers

Carter was a three-time Pro Bowl nosetackle for the 49ers and anchored a defense that helped San Francisco win three Super Bowls (1985, 1989 & 1990). Carter's daughter Michelle followed in her father's footsteps by setting the girls' UIL state record in the shot (53' 3") and discus (169' 3").