| Maurice Carthon was named Cleveland Browns offensive
coordinator on Feb. 13,2005. Carthon joins the Browns after serving as the
Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator for the past two seasons (2003-04).
Carthon’s resume includes 12 years of coaching experience and eight years of
playing experience in the NFL. Carthon was on the same coaching staff as
Browns head coach Romeo Crennel from 1997-1999 with the New York Jets under
Bill Parcells and also from 1994-1996 with the New England Patriots.
Carthon worked as the Dallas Cowboys offensive
coordinator from 2003-04, overseeing game plan preparations, as well as
working with the club's running backs. Prior to joining the Cowboys, Carthon served as the
Detroit Lions offensive coordinator in 2002 after originally joining the team
as the running backs coach in 2001.
Before going to Detroit, Carthon served as assistant head
coach/running backs coach for the New York Jets in 2000, which followed three
years (1997-99) as the Jets' running backs coach under Bill Parcells.
Carthon began his coaching career in New England in 1994
as an offensive assistant on Parcells' staff and shifted to coaching the
Patriots' running backs and was a special teams assistant in 1995. He became
the sole running backs coach in 1996 and was partly responsible for the NFL's
second highest scoring unit in 1996.
A veteran of eight NFL seasons as a player, Carthon began
his career in 1985 when he signed with the New York Giants as a free agent. He
played the next seven seasons with the team and was a key member of Parcells'
1986 and 1990 Giants Super Bowl championship teams as a punishing blocking
fullback. He finished his NFL playing career with the Indianapolis Colts in
1992. Carthon never missed a game due to injury during his career, and he
finished his playing days with 950 rushing yards and two touchdowns in 300
attempts and caught 90 passes for 745 yards and two touchdowns.
Prior to signing with the Giants, Carthon began his
professional playing career as an eighth-round draft pick of the USFL's New
Jersey Generals. He played for the Generals from 1983-85, and totaled 2,102
yards rushing and helped pave the way for Herschel Walker, the league's
leading rusher.
Carthon twice earned All-Southland Conference honors
while starring at Arkansas State University and led the team in rushing with
682 yards as a senior team captain. He attended Osceola (Ark.) High School and
was named the state MVP in basketball and twice earned all-conference honors
in football.
Born on April 24, 1961, in Chicago, Ill., Carthon earned
his bachelor’s degree in physical education and science from Arkansas State
and was honored as the Osceola Man-of-the-Year in 1991.
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