Bob Carey ( American football ) Robert Winfield Carey was an American football end in the National Football League . He was a first round pick ( 13th overall ) by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1952 NFL Draft from Michigan State University . He played with the Rams from 1952 to 1956 . He then played one season with the Chicago Bears in 1958 . Michigan State University Two Sport All - American . Carey earned a total of nine varsity athletic letters at Michigan State , three each in football , basketball and track . In his era , freshman were not eligible for varsity competition . As Captain of the undefeated Spartan 1951 football team , he earned consensus first team All - America honors at end and was a member of the 1951 College Football All - America Team . Carey had also received All - American recognition in football by the Associated Press in 1950 . In 2001 he was chosen as a member of Althon Sports Michigan State All Time Football Team . Carey was the 1951 Big Ten Conference Shot Put Champion . His third place finish in the shot put at the 1951 NCAA Track & Field Championships placed him on National Collegiate Track Coaches All - American team . He was selected as a charter member of Michigan State ' s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992 . Carey was also a three - year starter for the Michigan State basketball team playing for Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Pete Newell . Spartan football coach and College Football Hall of Fame member Biggie Munn called Carey , " the greatest all - around athlete I ' ve ever seen or hope to see . " As a senior at State , he won the Chester L . Brewer Award , awarded annually to a graduating senior for " distinguished performance in athletics and scholarship , and for possessing a high degree of character , personality , competitive spirit and other leadership qualities which forecast a successful future . " Arizona State University Assistant Football Coach . During the 1954 pro campaign while playing for the LA Rams , Carey suffered a severe knee injury which required reconstructive surgery . He spent the 1955 season serving as End Coach with eventual College Football Hall of Fame coach Dan Devine as a part of Devine ' s initial staff at Arizona State . The Sun Devils finished 8 - 2 - 1 for the season . Devine went on the Head Coaching positions at Missouri , the Green Bay Packers and at the University of Notre Dame where he won a national championship in 1977 . Charlevoix High School Athletics . Bob and his twin brother Bill were members of the legendary 1945 Charlevoix , Michigan football team that went undefeated and unscored upon . Fraternal twins , Bob stood 6 ' 5 " and weighed 215 pounds while the smaller Bill measured in at 6 ' 1 " and 190 pounds . Bill himself earned five varsity letters at MSU and was eventually drafted by the SanFranciso 49ers in 1952 . The ’ 45 team was coached by Ray Kipke , the man for whom Charlevoix ’ s football stadium is now named , and the inspiration behind the change in spelling of the school ’ s nickname from Raiders to Rayders . The ’ 58 Charlevoix squad repeated with an undefeated / unscored upon season coached by Bob ' s older brother ( Don Carey , a member of the Michigan High School Coaches Hall of Fame who , along with his brothers , had an outstanding athletic career at Charlevoix . ) No other high school team in Michigan playing full seasons have ever matched the twin accomplishments of Charlevoix ' s ' 45 and ' 58 teams . The 1945 Rayders finished 6 – 0 , with shutouts of Grayling , 25 – 0 ; Mancelona , 25 – 0 ; Boyne City , 33 – 0 ; East Jordan , 24 – 0 ; Harbor Springs , 64 – 0 ; and Pellston , 58 – 0 . That team also went 8 – 0 , won the conference championship , and finished the season ranked No . 1 in the UPI Class C poll . That team was dominant in its own right , outscoring its opponents 260 – 19 . The ’ 45 unbeaten / unscored upon team came during a truly golden era of football at Charlevoix that included the ’ 58 team . In the 15 years from 1945 – 59 , Charlevoix won 11 Northern Michigan Class C Conference championships , including six consecutive , and the teams combined for a sensational 92 – 11 – 4 record . The ’ 45 team was composed of Dick Joliffe , Jerry Ypma , Frank Martin , Bill Carey , Bud Fox , Jim Roberts , Bill Joliffe , Don Zietler , Bernie Zietler , Bill Poole , Irving Manville , Nelson Sweitzer , Bob Crain , Dick Hardy , Jack Mol , Bernie Ward Jr . , Don Brown , Em Howe , Lyle King , Bob Carey , Vince Olach , Jack Roberts , Cliff Lagerman , Bob Shanahan , Warren Shadko , Dick Donaldson , Arnie Loper , Des Milligan , Jack Kline and Pat Martin . The manager was a kid named Charles Fairbanks , who went on to play football at Michigan State University and coached at the University of Oklahoma , Colorado University and in the NFL with the New England Patriots . Michigan Sports Hall of Fame . Carey was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1990 . The organization ' s Mission & Vision are " to honor the outstanding men and women athletes , amateur and professional , whose skills and deeds bring great honor to the State of Michigan . " Later life . Carey raised a family of four children with wife Lynn , eventually settling in the Cincinnati OH suburb of Glendale . His interest in football continued , serving as an occasional scout for NFL teams . He died after a brief illness in 1988 . He was 58 years old . External links . Michigan State ' s All - Time Team . cite web | url = http : / / www . michigansportshof . org / index . php