Rubin Carter (born December 12, 1952) is a former American football player and coach. He most recently served as defensive line coach for Purdue University. Carter played professionally as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) with the Denver Broncos from 1975 to 1986 Carter was the head coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers football team from 2005 to 2007. Carter has been the defensive line coach at the University of New Mexico under head coach Mike Locksley. Carter graduated from Fort Lauderdale's Stranahan High School in 1971. Carter was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1992. Carter is African-American. He is the father of Andre Carter. Coaching career Florida A&M In July 2005, Carter replaced Billy Joe to become the new head coach at Florida A&M University. In the 2005 and 2006 seasons, Carter compiled 6–5 and 7–4 records, respectively. After compiling a 3–8 record in the 2007 season, Florida A&M fired Carter, citing that the university needed to "move in a new direction". Purdue On December 5 2015, Carter was hired as the defensive line coach for the Purdue Boilermakers football team. On November 29, 2015, Carter's contract was not renewed by Purdue. Head coaching record References 1952 births Living people American football defensive tackles Denver Broncos coaches Denver Broncos players Florida A&M Rattlers football coaches Howard Bison football coaches Miami Hurricanes football players Maryland Terrapins football coaches New Mexico Lobos football coaches New York Jets coaches Purdue Boilermakers football coaches San Jose State Spartans football coaches Temple Owls football coaches Towson Tigers football coaches Washington Redskins coaches High school football coaches in Florida All-American college football players People from Pompano Beach, Florida Sportspeople from Broward County, Florida Coaches of American football from Florida Players of American football from Florida African-American players of American football African-American coaches of American football 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American sportspeople Ed Block Courage Award recipients