Quincy Carter

Yeah, you know, man, born in Chicago. For a lot of people that don't know, I was actually born in Bloomington and went to Chicago right out of the hospital. And then me and my mom moved down here to Atlanta, Decatur area, about, you know, when I was about three or four years old. But yeah, Mick, man, life was, to me, it was humbling, you know, coming down here from Chicago.

As a kid, I thought I had everything I wanted. You know what I mean? We didn't grow up in the nicest of neighborhoods. My mom don't like to tell me exactly exactly. My neighborhood, so honor mom on that. But it was humbling. Grew up at the Recreation Park. Nick, I was a kid that got dropped off at Gresham Park, did all my homework there. And that's where my competitive nature started, you know?

As a kid, I thought I had everything I wanted. You know what I mean? We didn't grow up in the nicest of neighborhoods. My mom don't like to tell me exactly exactly. My neighborhood, so honor mom on that. But it was humbling. Grew up at the Recreation Park. Nick, I was a kid that got dropped off at Gresham Park, did all my homework there. And that's where my competitive nature started, you know?

As a kid, I thought I had everything I wanted. You know what I mean? We didn't grow up in the nicest of neighborhoods. My mom don't like to tell me exactly exactly. My neighborhood, so honor mom on that. But it was humbling. Grew up at the Recreation Park. Nick, I was a kid that got dropped off at Gresham Park, did all my homework there. And that's where my competitive nature started, you know?

And that's where sports started for me. It was table tennis and bumper pool. That moved to basketball, baseball, and football. And I wanted to play all three. You know, also, you know, coming up, you know, closer to high school, I wanted to play at the best high school for football. And we, you know, actually had a good baseball and basketball team.

And that's where sports started for me. It was table tennis and bumper pool. That moved to basketball, baseball, and football. And I wanted to play all three. You know, also, you know, coming up, you know, closer to high school, I wanted to play at the best high school for football. And we, you know, actually had a good baseball and basketball team.

And that's where sports started for me. It was table tennis and bumper pool. That moved to basketball, baseball, and football. And I wanted to play all three. You know, also, you know, coming up, you know, closer to high school, I wanted to play at the best high school for football. And we, you know, actually had a good baseball and basketball team.

But that football team was Southwestern Cal High School. You know, Coach Buck Godfrey had established himself in the late 80s, mid to late 80s. In the 90s, we're starting. And I wanted to keep that tradition going. We had just went to a A state championship in 1990, I think I was in the seventh grade then.

But that football team was Southwestern Cal High School. You know, Coach Buck Godfrey had established himself in the late 80s, mid to late 80s. In the 90s, we're starting. And I wanted to keep that tradition going. We had just went to a A state championship in 1990, I think I was in the seventh grade then.

But that football team was Southwestern Cal High School. You know, Coach Buck Godfrey had established himself in the late 80s, mid to late 80s. In the 90s, we're starting. And I wanted to keep that tradition going. We had just went to a A state championship in 1990, I think I was in the seventh grade then.

And coming into the eighth grade, well, coming into high school, which was eighth grade for us, you know, because we didn't go to middle school, I wanted to be the QB that got us back there. We took a tough loss to Val Austin. in the championship game in 1990. And I wanted to be the QB besides Eric Johnson to lead us back to premises. So I started on that journey in eighth grade, man.

And coming into the eighth grade, well, coming into high school, which was eighth grade for us, you know, because we didn't go to middle school, I wanted to be the QB that got us back there. We took a tough loss to Val Austin. in the championship game in 1990. And I wanted to be the QB besides Eric Johnson to lead us back to premises. So I started on that journey in eighth grade, man.

And coming into the eighth grade, well, coming into high school, which was eighth grade for us, you know, because we didn't go to middle school, I wanted to be the QB that got us back there. We took a tough loss to Val Austin. in the championship game in 1990. And I wanted to be the QB besides Eric Johnson to lead us back to premises. So I started on that journey in eighth grade, man.

And we put our head down and went to work as a team.

And we put our head down and went to work as a team.

And we put our head down and went to work as a team.

Well, you know, it was a big accomplishment. And one, having pride in being, you know, the only Black school, all Black school to win at its highest classification. You know, the Clark Centrals of the world's ruled, the Valdostas, shoot, Camden Counties, you know, Parkview was coming up at that time. And so we're very proud of that.

Well, you know, it was a big accomplishment. And one, having pride in being, you know, the only Black school, all Black school to win at its highest classification. You know, the Clark Centrals of the world's ruled, the Valdostas, shoot, Camden Counties, you know, Parkview was coming up at that time. And so we're very proud of that.

Well, you know, it was a big accomplishment. And one, having pride in being, you know, the only Black school, all Black school to win at its highest classification. You know, the Clark Centrals of the world's ruled, the Valdostas, shoot, Camden Counties, you know, Parkview was coming up at that time. And so we're very proud of that.

You know, what you just mentioned wasn't happening for Black quarterbacks either, you know, as far as going to D1 schools. But having an idol like Charlie Ward right down the street in Thomasville and seeing him go on the Florida State to win a national championship and to win a Heisman was everything to me. You got to think that was my freshman, sophomore, junior season in high school.