Jayson Carter got his 2nd ball carry in two years for Rice in their 30-6 win over Fresno State on Christmas Eve 2014 at the Hawaii Bowl. – He gained two yards.
Now in his fourth season with the Rice Owls football team, Jayson Carter stands as the best kept accidental secret in Houston.
At only 4’9″ in height, Carter is qualified for membership in the Little People of America group that so valiantly fights for equity and respect for the rights and opportunities in this often unfair and disrespectful world, but, like Eddie Gaedel before him, Jayson has shown the brain power and ability to do an excellent job of seeking out his own chances for passionate pursuit. In Carter’s case, it was finding earned acceptance as a walk-on member of the Rice Owls’ NCAA Division 1 football team for some kind of contributing life on the gridiron.
In Carter’s case, it wasn’t just the urge to satisfy a one-time game entry that drove him. The little running back actually wanted to carry a ball against those timbering hunky and athletic oppositional lineman who lay in waiting to squash him like a bug. – How in the world did he ever get as far as to even hope for such a wonderful opportunity?
First, let’s take a look at the actual run and hear from Bleacher Report’s featured columnist Kyle Newport on Carter’s second career carry. He had another carry last year against UTEP:
Jayson Carter and a much taller Rice teammate watch a game from the sidelines.
A 2013 article by Greg Doyel of CBS Sports.Com explains in detail how Carter quietly worked his powerful compact force in that first 2013 carry against UTEP and explains further how this little mighty man fulfilled one on his dreams:
Don’t ever sell Jayson Carter “short.” The young man owns a measurable IQ of 169. He’s bound to have other aspirations that mere normal mortals might stumble to even see, let alone reach.
The Pecan Park Eagle wishes you the best, Jayson Carter. – We also thank you for being a giant among men.
Elvin Hayes (as Jayson Carter) and Bill McCurdy (as Eddie Gaedel).
Perspective Notes on Carter’s Size. Jayson Carter is 4′ 9″ tall. Baseballs Eddie Gaedel was 3’7″ inches tall. That’s a difference in height of 1’2″ – the same difference that approximately exists between NBA Hall of Famer and UH Cougar icon Elvin Hayes and me. If it were possible for Jayson Carter (Elvin Hayes) and Eddie Gaedel (Bill McCurdy) to stand side-by-side for a photo, their height differential would show up pretty much as ours does in the above photo.
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