Carroll Dale

He was an All-American playing college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies before becoming a member of the Green Bay Packers teams that won three straight NFL championships, including the first two Super Bowls. He was originally from Wise, Virginia.

Carroll Dale

No. 81, 84
Carroll Dale in 1962
Date of birth	(1938-04-24) April 24, 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth	Wise, Virginia, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Wide receiver
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
US college	Virginia Tech
AFL draft	1960 / Round: 1 / Pick: First Selections
Drafted by	Minneapolis AFL team
NFL draft	1960 / Round: 8 / Pick: 86
Drafted by	Los Angeles Rams
Career history
As player
1960–1964	Los Angeles Rams
1965–1972	Green Bay Packers
1973	Minnesota Vikings
Career highlights and awards
3× NFL champion (1965, 1966, 1967) 2× Super Bowl champion (I, II) 3× Pro Bowl Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame First-team All-American (1959) Second-team All-American (1958)
Career stats
Receptions	438
Yards	8,277
Touchdowns	52
Rushing Attempts	4
Rushing Yards	30
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

He grew up in Wise, Virginia, and played football for Wise High School, a school with only 750 students.

College Football

Wise initially signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Tennessee on an athletic scholarship. "The size of that city, Knoxville, just kind of scared me and I left," Carroll later recalled.

He instead attended Virginia Tech, located in the small town of Blacksburg, Virginia, where he played football from 1956 to 1959.

Dale was named a second-team All-American in 1958 and 1959. and was Southern Conference Media player of the year in 1958.

Professional Football

He was selected in the 1960 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams, the 86th overall pick, where he played for five years. On April 13, 1965, he was traded to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for linebacker Dan Currie. The speedy Dale was a very important contribution for the Packers' historic run of three consecutive NFL championships, which included Super Bowls I and II. He played eight seasons in Green Bay, and after a year with the Minnesota Vikings, he retired from the NFL after the 1973 season, having amassed 438 receptions for 8,277 yards and 52 touchdowns and four rushes for 30 yards. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1979.

A deep-play threat, as of 2019's NFL off-season, Dale held at least three Packers franchise records, including:

• Most Yds/Rec (career): 19.72
• Most Yds/Rec (game): 46.5 (1970-09-27 ATL)
• Most Yds/Rec (playoff career): 18.41

College Athletics Administrator

Dale was named director of athletics at the University of Virginia's College at Wise in 1991.

Dale was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame (the state-wide organization that recognizes athletic achievements by state natives, or who played or coached for teams in the state) in 1976, Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1979 and into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987. His number (84) was retired by Virginia Tech. and he was in the inaugural class of inductees to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

Carroll Dale Stadium, the football stadium of Dale's alma mater, J. J. Kelly High School, was named for him.

Dale currently resides in his birthplace, Wise, Virginia.