Harold Carmichael Selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
NFL Network’s Good Morning Football announced on Wednesday that Harold Carmichael was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The wide reciever was with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1971-1983.
A legend on and off the field, Harold Carmichael revolutionized the wide receiver position.#FlyEaglesFly
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 15, 2020
Some of his accomplishments include:
- Four straight playoff appearances with the Philadelphia Eagles 1978-1981
- Recorded career-high and team record at time with 67 catches for 1,116 yards to lead NFL in receptions and receiving yardage
- Established then-NFL record 127 straight games with a reception (1972-1980)
- Helped Philadelphia to division title and franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance, 1980
- Career stats: 590 receptions for 8,985 yards, 79 TDs
- Named First-Team All-Pro, 1973, Second-Team All-Pro three times, First-Team All-NFC three times (1973, 1978, 1979), Second-Team All-NFC four times. Selected to four Pro Bowls.
- Chosen as NFL Man of the Year, 1980
- Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of 1970s.