James Carter

I was born in Orange, California and lived in Villa Park until I was 15. At that point my dad (who was drafted by the 49ers in 1960) accepted the Superintendent of Schools job at Oxnard Union High School District and we moved to Camarillo where I attended high school at Rio Mesa High School (Oxnard). I have a brother that had a short-sit with the Seattle Seahawks and is now in the insurance business and my sister has been in education for over 25 years. My mom is a retired assistant superintendent of schools. After high school, I received a football scholarship to Northern Arizona University. After one year I decided that I wanted to play at the Division I level so I transferred to Ventura JC and was immediately re-recruited to San Jose State University on a football scholarship. At that point I had 3 years to play 3 seasons. My sophomore year I was the fill-in guy; my junior year I started at tight-end; and my senior year I started at guard and made first team all-league and Honora