Michael Carter (athlete) Michael Carter (athlete) Michael D'Andrea "Mike" Carter (born October 29, 1960 in Dallas, Texas), is a former U.S. Olympian track and field athlete and professional American football player. Carter is best known in track and field for setting the American national high school record of 81 feet 3½ inches in the 12 pound shot put, adding more than nine feet to the previous record. He set this mark at the 1979 Golden West Invitational track and field meet while competing for Jefferson High School of Dallas, Texas. No high school athlete has come within two feet of this record since.
Ken Johnson (defensive end, born 1947) 1977, he nearly died when his vehicle was hit and dragged by a train for more than 100 yards. Ken Johnson (defensive end, born 1947) Ralph Kenneth Johnson (born February 12, 1947) is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college basketball at Indiana University. Johnson had to repeat the fifth grade because of low grades and was cut from both his junior high school football and basketball teams. He would eventually develop into a top athlete at Anderson High School, where he received All-State and All-American honors in