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Al Carmichael

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Albert Reinhold Carmichael(November 10, 1928 – September 7, 2019) was anAmerican footballplayer and stuntman. He was born inBoston,Massachusetts.Carmichael played for theGreen Bay Packersof theNational Football Leaguebetween 1953 and 1958 and then he was with theDenver Broncosof theAmerican Football Leaguein 1960 and 1961.

Carmichael played as a stuntman in more than 50 movies includingJim Thorpe – All-AmericanforBurt Lancaster(1951),Saturday's Hero(1951),All-American(1953),Pork Chop Hill(1959),It Started with a Kiss(1959),The Big Operator(195),Elmer Gantry(1960), one of the doubles forKirk DouglasinSpartacus(1960),Birdman of Alcatraz(1962),Son of Flubber(1962),How the West was Won(1962), and the TV showRawhide.[1]

Carmichael died on September 7, 2019 inPalm Dessert, Californiaat the age of 90.[2]

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  1. Freese, Gene Scott (April 4, 2014).Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary(2d ed.). McFarland. p. 1970.ISBN9781476614700.Retrieved2019-02-05.
  2. "Al Carmichael, former Broncos player who scored 1st touchdown in team history, has died at 90".The Denver Post.September 9, 2019.