Arizona State University Assistant Football Coach
During the 1954 pro campaign while playing for the LA Rams, Carey suffered a severe knee injury which required reconstructive surgery. He spent the 1955 season serving as End Coach with eventual College Football Hall of Fame coach Dan Devine as a part of Devine's initial staff at Arizona State. The Sun Devils finished 8-2-1 for the season. Devine went on the Head Coaching positions at Missouri, the Green Bay Packers and at the University of Notre Dame where he won a national championship in 1977.
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