University of North Texas Athletics

Vidal Carlin was North Texas' starting quarterback in 1965 and 1966, leading the Mean Green to an 8-2 record and the Missouri Valley Conference championship as a senior.

During his senior campaign he was at the controls in victories over teams such as UTEP, Louisville and Cincinnati.

In just two seasons, he completed his career as North Texas' all-time leader in single-game passing attempts (54), single-game completions (32), single-season passing attempts (341), career passing attempts (633), career completions (276), career touchdown passes (25) and career passing yards (3,233). He remains among the top players in school history in each of those statistics.

Carlin recorded eight career 200-yard passing games and posted a career-high 307 passing yards against Arkansas in 1965. Carlin made an immediate impact with the Mean Green, leading North Texas in passing yards and total offense in 1965 and 1966.

Following his career at North Texas, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL in 1967 as the 16th pick in the third round. He went on to play quarterback in the league with Atlanta and Houston as well, ending his professional career in 1974 with the Oilers. Carlin also spent one year in the Canadian Football League, playing quarterback with the BC Lions in 1970.