James C. "J.C." Caroline (born January 17, 1933 in Warrenton, Georgia) is a former American football player. Caroline was a collegiate All-American, and played professionally for ten seasons in the National Football League, and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Caroline was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980. Caroline was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1956 NFL Draft with the 82nd overall pick. After his professional football career, Caroline moved to Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, and taught PE at Urbana High School.