back , ▁Caroline ▁led ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁r ushing ▁with ▁ 1 2 5 6 ▁yards ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁as ▁a ▁s oph om ore , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁All - American . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁ruled ▁in el ig ible ▁to ▁play ▁due ▁to ▁academic ▁reasons , ▁so ▁instead ▁of ▁returning ▁to ▁college ▁his ▁senior ▁year , ▁Caroline ▁chose ▁to ▁play ▁Canadian ▁football . ▁▁ ▁He ▁initially ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Arg onaut s ▁for ▁$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁played ▁with ▁them ▁through ▁September . ▁They ▁then ▁st unn ed ▁the ▁league ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁wa ivers ; ▁ ▁head ▁coach ▁Bill ▁Sw ia cki , ▁claimed ▁he ▁wasn ’ t ▁good ▁enough ▁as ▁a ▁def ensive ▁back . ▁The ▁only ▁team ▁that ▁could ▁afford ▁him ▁was ▁the ▁division ▁champion ▁Montreal ▁Al ou ettes . ▁Caroline ▁r ushed ▁for ▁ 5 7 5 ▁yards ▁on ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Grey ▁Cup ▁game . ▁Following ▁that ▁year , ▁Caroline ▁earned ▁a ▁physical ▁education ▁degree ▁from ▁Florida ▁A & M ▁University ▁and ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁with ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁overall ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁. ▁▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Caroline ▁had ▁a ▁ten - year ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁B ears . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁primarily ▁def ensive ▁back , ▁Caroline ▁finished ▁his ▁career