{{Short description|American football player (1962–2006)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football person | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1962|2|8|mf=y}} | birth_place = Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|3|26|1962|2|8|mf=y}} | death_place = | team = | number = 50 | status = | position1 = Linebacker | height_ft = | height_in = | weight_lb = | college = Michigan | playing_years1 = 1984 | playing_team1 = Michigan Panthers | playing_years2 = 1985 | playing_team2 = Los Angeles Express | playing_years3 = 1987 | playing_team3 = Washington Redskins | career_highlights = * Second-team All-Big Ten (1983) }} '''Carlton S. Rose''' (February 8, 1962 - March 26, 2006) was an American football player. He played college football as a linebacker at the University of Michigan from 1980 to 1983. He played professional football as a linebacker in the United States Football League (USFL) in 1984 and 1985 and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins as a linebacker and during the 1987 NFL strike.
==Early years== Rose was born in Pompano Beach, Florida, in 1962. He attended Stranahan High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=Carlton Rose|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=March 20, 2015|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RoseCa20.htm}}</ref>
==University of Michigan== Rose enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1980 and played college football for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1980 to 1983.<ref name=Roster>{{cite web|title=Michigan Football Roster Database|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|accessdate=March 20, 2015|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/rosters/football.php}}</ref> As a junior, he started 11 games at outside linebacker for the 1982 Michigan Wolverines football team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1982fbt.htm|title=1982 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library |accessdate=March 20, 2015}}</ref> As a senior, he started six games at outside linebacker and won the 1983 Dick Katcher Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1983fbt.htm|title=1983 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library |accessdate=March 20, 2015}}</ref> He was selected by the conference coaches as a second-team linebacker on the 1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team.<ref>{{cite news|title=All-Big Ten|newspaper=The Bryan Times (UPI story)|author=Barry Minkoff|date=November 22, 1983|page=12|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19631122&id=baZhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5ocDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3162,5187647&hl=en}}</ref>
==Professional football== After graduating from Michigan, Rose played professional football in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Michigan Panthers in 1984 and Los Angeles Express in 1985 and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Ottawa Rough Riders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Still Rose-y: Ex-'M' linebacker at home in the pros|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=March 22, 1984|page=8|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19840323&id=uwhKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sx4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1242,3022450&hl=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Express Beats the Odds . . . Takes On Gamblers|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=February 24, 1985|author=Chris Dufresne|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-24-sp-24679-story.html}}</ref><ref name=obit/> He also played two games in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL strike.<ref name=obit/>
==Later years== Rose died of a stroke in 2006 at age 44. <ref name=obit>{{cite news|title=Former Prep Star Dies: Rose, 44, One Of Best To Play At Stranahan|date=April 1, 2006|author=Dave Brousseau |newspaper=Sun Sentinel|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2006-04-01/sports/0603310673_1_high-school-football-canadian-football-league-all-time-team|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211220716/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2006-04-01/sports/0603310673_1_high-school-football-canadian-football-league-all-time-team|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref>
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