Washington Commanders pay tribute to Jimmy Carter after ex-president’s death with silence before Atlanta game
Before the start of Sunday Night Football, the Washington Commanders paid tribute to Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States who died on Sunday at the age of 100 in his home state of Georgia.
NBC’s cameras panned to a shot of the White House before showing black-and-white photos of him occupying the Oval Office.
A moment of silence was then held at Northwest Stadium, while the scoreboard also paid tribute to the former president, another black and white photo of Carter.
The Commanders played the Falcons, the NFL team in Carter’s home state, in the suburbs of Washington, DC, on Sunday night.
Carter celebrated his 100th birthday in October and announced years ago that he would spend his final days in a hospice.
His son Chip Carter, 74, confirmed that the former president had died at his home in Georgia on Sunday around 3:40 p.m. ET.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died on Sunday at the age of 100
Before the start of Sunday Night Football, the Washington Commanders paid tribute to Carter
The Democrat and former peanut farmer served one term in the White House from 1977 to 1981 and devoted the rest of his life to charity.
After a series of hospital stays, he decided against further medical treatment and entered hospice care in February 2023.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner spent his final years in Plains, Georgia.
Carter’s wife of 77 years, Rosalynn, was by his side until her passing on November 19, 2023 at the age of 96.
At the age of 100, Carter was the longest-living former president in American history.
His four years as president were blighted by an oil crisis that forced Americans to line up for gas and the Iran hostage crisis that stretched into the final minutes of his administration before Ronald Reagan took over.