About Inductee

Fred Carodine was one of the finest multi-sport stars at Huntsvilles Lee High School in the late 1960s, playing in the heyday of the Generals football history, then went on to become an outstanding football player at Alabama A&M University in the early 1970s. After excelling in football, basketball and baseball at Davis Hills Middle School, he played offensive end and defensive back at Lee from 1968-70 for coach Keith Wilson and was considered by some scouts as the best end in the state in both 1969 and 1970. Carodine was an early starter at free safety as a freshman for coach Louis Crews A&M Bulldogs and played on teams that included future NFL players John Stallworth and Ronnie Coleman. Among the highlights of his college career: He tied for 16th in the nation in pass interceptions (10) in 1971, the same year he recovered two fumbles in the Tuskegee game; he intercepted two passes in the Magic City Classic against Alabama State in 1972, helping clinch the SIAC championship; and in a game in 1974, he recorded 14 unassisted tackles, 10 assists, and an interception. His fondest memory came in a cold and rainy game against Fisk in 1972. We were in a goal-line defense and they went for it on fourth down, Carodine remembers. They ran to my side and we stopped em. That same game, I had a solo tackle on a tight end screen play for a 2-yard gain. Longtime A&M defensive coordinator Brawnski Towns noted that Carodine also stood out in the classroom and off the field. He was an outstanding student and maintained one of the highest averages on the team while majoring in Business, says Towns. His character, too, was the utmost. He was a Christian athlete who set high standards for himself and expectations for others. Says retired A&M professor Alice Jenkins: Im especially proud of his contributions to our community athletically, academically, professionally and above all as a father and father figure. Born April 11, 1953, at Fort Jackson, S. C., to Dr. Frederick Carodine Sr. and Willie Nell Carodine, Fred Jr. has three siblings: Pamela Patton, Rear Admiral Charles Carodine and Craig Carodine. He and his wife Brenda have two children: Rikki, 16, and 12-year-old Frederick Carodine III. After his A&M days, Carodine attended the School of Pharmacy at Xavier of New Orleans and worked as a pharmacist in the Crescent City for more than 25 years until the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005. Since August of that year, theyve resided in Huntsville. Carodine now works as the pharmacy manager for the Walgreens store in Fayetteville, Tenn.