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Philadelphia Eagles great Harold Carmichael enters BCFHOF

By Geoffrey Knox

TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 13: Director of player development Harold Carmichael of the Philadelphia Eagles watches warmups before play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers October 13, 2013 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Eagles won 31 - 20. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 13: Director of player development Harold Carmichael of the Philadelphia Eagles watches warmups before play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers October 13, 2013 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Eagles won 31 - 20. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images) /
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Former Philadelphia Eagles great, wide receiver Harold Carmichael, will be enshrined into the Black College Football Hall of Fame.

Do you ever sit around and wonder what it would be like if you owned a time machine and could teleport some of the great former Philadelphia Eagles into the present day? What if you could add Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Brian Dawkins to a safety rotation that includes Malcolm Jenkins and Rodney McLeod? How about if you could add Reggie White to the current defensive line or add Troy Vincent to the secondary? What if you gave a weapon like Harold Carmichael to Carson Wentz or Nick Foles?

The only problem would be he and Alshon Jeffery needing to have a conversation about who would get to wear the number 17 on their jersey.

Here’s a brief history lesson.

During his 14-year NFL career (13 with the Eagles), Carmichael corralled 590 receptions for 8,985 yards, and he reached the end zone 79 times. His six-foot-eight inch frame would have provided a steady target for the current flock of Eagles quarterbacks. He made the Pro Bowl four times. He was inducted into the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of fame in 1987. Now, 31 years later, he’ll be inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame as well. That honor comes thanks to the time he spent at Southern University, where he was a tri-sport athlete.

He was nice on the basketball court and in track and field as well. Here’s a look at Carmichael now as he accepts another honor in a career full of them:

This is yet another well-deserved honor in Carmichael’s career.

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In addition to everything already discussed, Carmichael received several other honors as well. He’s a PFWA (Pro Football Writers of America) and PFW (Pro Football Weekly) first-team All-Pro. (1973). He’s a two-time AP second-team All-Pro (1973 and 1974). Carmichael was also named as a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 1970s.

After his playing days were over, he also served as the Director of Player Development and Alumni for the Eagles from 1998−2014, and he was a Fan Engagement Liaison from 2014−2015. In 2015, he retired from those roles as well.

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His newest honor, just like all of the others, is well deserved. It just makes you ask one question? He was never voted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame before this? Really?

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