[2] While the Badgers lost that game 7–0 to the USC Trojans, Carl was part of Wisconsin's best chance to score.
"[3] Carl was selected in the 14th round of the 1953 NFL draft and served two years in the Army before joining the Bears.
[7] Carl returned to the Wisconsin Badgers as an assistant coach under Milt Bruhn in 1966 and under John Coatta from 1967 to 1969.
[8] Carl later worked for fellow retired NFL player Bob Skoronski at Valley School Supply in Appleton, Wis., as well as at Wisconsin Athletic Products, where he sold a basketball rack called the "Rol-O-Bin" used in gyms across the country.
[9] While serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army stationed in Fort Eustis, Carl got engaged to Lesley Jean Riley in 1955.