Carl Monroe

This article is about the American footballer. For the English football defender, see Karl Munroe. For the Coronation Street character, see Karl Munro.

Carl Monroe

No. 32, 83
Date of birth	February 20, 1960
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death	San Jose, California
Career information
Position(s)	Running Back
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	166 lb (75 kg)
College	Utah
High school	San Jose (CA) Overfelt
Career history
As player
1983–1987	San Francisco 49ers
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl Champion (XIX) NFC Champion (1984)
Career stats
Rushing yards	62
Rush attempts	15
Receiving yards	323
Receiving TDs	2
Kicking yards	1,660
Games played	43
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Carl Monroe (February 20, 1960 – April 26, 1989) was a professional American football player who played running back for the San Francisco 49ers from 1983 to 1987.

Monroe's career highlight came during Super Bowl XIX versus the Miami Dolphins when he caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Joe Montana. He died in 1989 of a suspected accidental valium overdose, while attempting to resurrect his football career in the CFL, and while fighting alcoholism.

The annual Carl Monroe Golf Tournament is held to benefit students of William C. Overfelt High School in San Jose, CA, his alma mater.

See also

• List of NCAA major college yearly punt and kickoff return leaders

References

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