Carl Bax

Carl William Bax (born January 5, 1966) is a former American football offensive lineman. He played two seasons for the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1] He was drafted in the eighth round of the 1989 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay.[2] He was suspended for the first three games of his second season for trafficking steroids.[3][4]

Carl Bax
No. 75
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1966-01-05) January 5, 1966
St. Charles, Missouri
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Charles (MO)
College:Missouri
NFL Draft:1989 / Round: 8 / Pick: 200
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

During his senior year at Missouri, Bax was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He underwent surgery to remove a tumor in August 1988, and returned for his senior season.[5][6]

References

  1. Football Register, 1990. 1990. ISBN 9780892043644. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  3. "Drug Suspension For Bax of Bucs". The New York Times. August 17, 1990.
  4. Goldman, Bob; Klatz, Ronald (1992). Death in the Locker Room: Drugs & Sports. Elite Sports Medicine. p. 37. ISBN 9780963145109.
  5. "Orange Bowl Hit With Another Blaze". Sun-Sentinel. October 2, 1988.
  6. "Big 8 Conference: Skywriters Journal". The Salina Journal. August 31, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved September 15, 2016 via Newspapers.com. icon of an open green padlock


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