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Carl Bax

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Carl Bax
No. 75
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1966-01-05) January 5, 1966 (age 58)
St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Charles (MO)
College:Missouri
NFL draft:1989 / round: 8 / pick: 200
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Carl William Bax (born January 5, 1966) is an American former professional football offensive lineman. He played two seasons for the National Football League (NFL)'s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1] He was selected by the Buccaneers in the eighth round of the 1989 NFL draft.[2] He was suspended for the first three games of his second season for trafficking steroids.[3][4]

During his senior year at Missouri, Bax was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He underwent surgery to remove a tumor in August 1988, and returned for his senior season.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Football Register, 1990. Sporting News. 1990. ISBN 9780892043644. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Drug Suspension For Bax of Bucs". The New York Times. August 17, 1990.
  4. ^ Goldman, Bob; Klatz, Ronald (1992). Death in the Locker Room: Drugs & Sports. Elite Sports Medicine. p. 37. ISBN 9780963145109.
  5. ^ "Orange Bowl Hit With Another Blaze". Sun-Sentinel. October 2, 1988. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "Big 8 Conference: Skywriters Journal". The Salina Journal. August 31, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved September 15, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon