Carlester T. Crumpler is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

tight end The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense (sports), offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide ...

. He played for the

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(1994–1998) and the

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(1999) of the

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(NFL). He is the son of former

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player Carlester Crumpler, the older brother of former Pro Bowl tight end

Alge Crumpler Algernon Darius Crumpler (; born December 23, 1977) is a former American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He pl ...

, and brother of musician Bryan Crumpler. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Seahawks. Crumpler graduated from

Junius H. Rose High School Junius H. Rose High School (known colloquially as J.H. Rose, Rose High or simply Rose) is a public high school in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Pitt County Schools district. History J.H. Rose High School was es ...

. He received a B.A. in finance and an MBA from

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, where he played tight end for the Pirates. Crumpler was an All American in 1993 as he was selected to the 1993 Walter Camp team as the best tight end in college football.

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* 1971 births Living people American football tight ends East Carolina Pirates football players Minnesota Vikings players Seattle Seahawks players Sportspeople from Greenville, North Carolina Players of American football from North Carolina African-American players of American football 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{tightend-1970s-stub