Lewis Glen Carpenter (January 12, 1932 – November 14, 2010) was an
American football
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player and coach. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
for the
University of Arkansas
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and professionally for ten seasons in the
National Football League
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(NFL) as a
halfback and
fullback with the
Detroit Lions
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,
Cleveland Browns
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, and
Green Bay Packers
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. He played on three NFL Championship teams, with Detroit in 1953 and with Green Bay in 1961 and 1962. After his playing career ended, Carpenter spent 31 years as an assistant coach in the NFL with the
Minnesota Vikings
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(1964–1966),
Atlanta Falcons
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(1967–1968),
Washington Redskins
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(1969),
St. Louis Cardinals
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(1970–1972),
Houston Oilers
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(1970–1974), Green Bay Packers (1975–1985), Detroit Lions (1987–1988), and
Philadelphia Eagles
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(1990–1994). Carpenter also coached the
Frankfurt Galaxy Two American football franchises have been referred to as the Frankfurt Galaxy:
* Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe), active in NFL Europe between 1991 and 2007
* Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF)
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of the
World League of American Football
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in 1996 and at
Southwest Texas State University
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. He concluded his 47 years of playing and coaching football at the end of the 1996 season. Scientific tests on his brain diagnosed post-mortem that he had an advanced case of
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
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(CTE).
Early years and family
Carpenter was born to Verba Glen Carpenter and Edna Earl Pullam in
Hayti, Missouri
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History
Hayti was platted in 1894, when the railroad was extended to that point. According to one tradition, ...
. He was raised in
West Memphis, Arkansas
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, where he attended high school and played six-man football. In 1951, Lew married Ann Holt. The couple had four daughters; Cheryl, Cathy, Lisa and Rebecca.
[ His brother, ]Preston Carpenter
Verba Preston Carpenter (January 24, 1934 – June 30, 2011)Neiswanger, R"Football: Arkansas Great Carpenter Dies at 77", ''Arkansas News''. June 30, 2011. was an American football player. He played professionally as an end, halfback, tight en ...
(19342011), married Jeanne Eytchison and the couple had three sons: Scott, Bruce, and Lewis Todd.
College career
While at the University of Arkansas
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(1949–1953), Carpenter starred at the halfback position for the Razorbacks. As a senior, he played in the Blue-Grey College All-Star Game. Carpenter also played wide receiver, tight end
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, and served as back-up quarterback
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during his college years. Carpenter received varsity letter
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s in football, basketball
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, and baseball
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. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science
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degree in biology
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.[ Lewis Carpenter's 1995 Resume]
Carpenter, Lewis, 1995, accessed November 19, 2010.
Carpenter played baseball after his 1953 senior year in college in the minor (then class B) Carolina League
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, as a pitcher, with the Winston-Salem Cardinals. During this season he had a batting average of .286 under manager Jimmy Brown.[ Note]
Lew Carpenter's minor league stats.
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
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baseball
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team-NL. Scouts for the NFL also offered him a contract and football beat baseball in this circumstance.[
]
NFL playing career
Carpenter's primary positions played: defensive half back, fullback, halfback, and offensive half back/running back. Carpenter was listed at a height of 6 foot 2 inches and had a playing weight from 205 to 220 pounds and was considered fast afoot.
Detroit Lions
In 1953, Carpenter was drafted by the National Football League
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for the Detroit Lions
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in the eighth round of the draft, 97th selection. The very first time in game play he got the football, he scored a 73-yard touchdown on an interception.
For the next three seasons, Carpenter was a running back
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. He was the Lions' leading rusher and won his first world championship
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in 1953.[
In 1954, Carpenter led Detroit with 476 rushing yards and in 1955, 543 yards. He helped the Detroit Lions Get back into the 1954 NFL Championship game, by winning the NFL Western Conference, before bowing to the 1954 NFL Champion Cleveland Browns. Over his three seasons with the Lions, he rushed for 1,043 yards, with 60 pass receptions (457 yards gained and 4 touchdowns), and scored 10 touchdowns.][
Carpenter's football career was placed on hold for the 1956 season, when he was drafted by the ]United States Army
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. He served honorably during an 18-month tour in Germany
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.[
]
Cleveland Browns
In 1957, after returning from Germany, Carpenter was traded to the Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
, where he played with Preston Carpenter
Verba Preston Carpenter (January 24, 1934 – June 30, 2011)Neiswanger, R"Football: Arkansas Great Carpenter Dies at 77", ''Arkansas News''. June 30, 2011. was an American football player. He played professionally as an end, halfback, tight en ...
, his brother.
In 1957 NFL Draft
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This was ...
, the Browns had selected fullback Jim Brown
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out of Syracuse University
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, who became the NFL's leading rusher with 942 yards in a 12-game regular season. The emergence of Brown limited Carpenter to 83 attempts rushing, resulting in 315 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Once again at the top of the division with 9 wins, 2 losses and 1 tied game, Cleveland advanced to the Championship Game
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Title match sy ...
against Detroit. But the Lions dominated from start to finish, causing six turnovers and limiting the Browns' quarterbacks (Tommy O'Connell and Milt Plum
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) to 95 yards passing in a 59–14 rout.
Green Bay Packers
In 1959, Coach Vince Lombardi
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got a key trade by getting Lew Carpenter to come to Green Bay, Wisconsin
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, and to play for the Packers
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.[
While with the Packers he helped them win two world championships.][
Carpenter's first game under Lombardi came quickly. On September 27, 1959, a sellout crowd packed Green Bay's ]Lambeau Field
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for the first Packer game of the regular season against the Chicago Bears
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. On the Packers first offensive play, a new Lombardi technique was seen. "Packer halfback Paul Hornung
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took a handoff from the quarterback, ran to his left and threw the ball downfield to a wide open receiver near the goal line." The crowd jumped to its feet, cheering at this new tactic! Then, the receiver, "Lew Carpenter dropped the ball."
At halftime in the locker room, Coach Lombardi concluded his pep talk with, ''"And now, men of Green Bay, step aside. Make way for the mightiest Green Bay team in years! A Winning team! Go get 'em, Green Bay!"'' In response, Carpenter and the rest of the Packers slammed their lockers, growled loudly, and assaulted the field in determination. During the rest of the game, the Bears watched Carpenter closely, seeing him as a threat. The Packers adjusted tactics and used Carpenter repeatedly as bait while another player got the critical touchdown. At the end of the game, the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears by a score of 9 to 6. The Packer players raised Lombardi to their shoulders and ran with him in victory. "We're on our way Now!" shouted Lombardi.[
After winning their first three games, the Packers lost the next five due to injuries, including Carpenter's. Returning, Carpenter and his team finished strong by winning the rest of the season. The 7 win & 5 loss record represented the Packers' first winning season since 1947. Rookie head coach Lombardi was named ]Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award.
Some of the ...
. For the ''Pack'' this was the start of the ''Glory Years.''[
The next year, the ]Packers
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, led by Paul Hornung's 176 points, and assisted by running back Carpenter, won the NFL West title and played in the NFL Championship
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against the Philadelphia Eagles
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at Philadelphia
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. In a see-saw game, the Packers trailed the Eagles by four points late in the game, when Chuck Bednarik
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tackled Jim Taylor nine yards short of the goal line as time ran out. The Packers claimed that they did not "lose" that game; they were simply behind in the score when time ran out on them.[
The ]Packers
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returned to the NFL Championship game
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the following season and faced the New York Giants
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in the first league title game to be played in Green Bay. The Packers scored 24 second-quarter points assisted by Carpenter, including a championship-record 19 by Paul Hornung, on special loan from the Army
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(one touchdown, four extra-points and three field goals), powering the Packers to a 37 to 0 major win over the Giants, their first NFL Championship since 1944.[
The ]Packers
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stormed back in the 1962 season, jumping out to a 10-win and 0-loss start, on their way to a 13–1 season. This consistent level of success would lead to Lombardi's Packers becoming one of the most prominent teams of their era, and even to their being featured as the face of the NFL on the cover of ''Time
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'' on December 21, 1962, as part of the magazine's cover story on "The Sport of the '60s" and Lew Carpenter is mentioned in the article as one of the Packers' star players. Shortly after Time's article, the Packers faced the Giants
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in a much more brutal championship game
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than the previous year, but the Packers prevailed on the surprising foot of Jerry Kramer
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and the determined running of Jim Taylor. The Packers defeated the Giants in New York, 16–7. Carpenter re-injured himself but finished the game. During this season Carpenter assisted other players in their game, gaining the informal title of "coach".[
In 1963, Paul Hournung was suspended for the season for betting on football. This caused Carpenter and others to make more than extra efforts for the team.] While the Packers had an 11–1 season, it was at great cost. Many players injured themselves and re-injured themselves like Carpenter. Coach Lombardi placed Carpenter as a reserve running back, but had to play him time after time for the winning effort. After four full seasons of play with the Packers, Carpenter concluded his professional football playing days at the end of the 1963 season.[
Carpenter played 123 professional football games. He finished his ten-year career with 2,025 yards and 16 touchdowns on 468 carries. He also caught 87 passes for 782 yards.]
Coaching career
In 1964 Carpenter became one of the assistant coaches of the Minnesota Vikings
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. He served in various coaching positions and teams over the next 30 years. These included receivers coach, passing game coach and offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons
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and the Washington Redskins
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.[
Carpenter coached alongside ]Vince Lombardi
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then coached for St. Louis Cardinals
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, the Houston Oilers
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, the Green Bay Packers
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, the Detroit Lions
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and the Philadelphia Eagles
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. Along the way, he mentored many upcoming Pro Bowl
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players.[
]
Minnesota Vikings
Carpenter coached several Vikings who were later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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, Fran Tarkenton
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and Carl Eller
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.
Atlanta Falcons
In late 1966, Carpenter became one of the first coaches on the new NFL Atlanta Falcons
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franchise, the 23rd professional football club and the 15th NFL franchise. In 1967, the Falcons played in the new Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
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. The first preseason game was held on August 1, 1966, before a crowd of 26,072 at Atlanta Stadium. Under Head Coach Norb Hecker
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...
, the Falcons became the only expansion team in history not to finish in last place their first year. The Falcons finished seventh out of eight teams in the NFL's Eastern Conference. Carpenter helped coach the Falcons first victory on November 20, 1966, defeating the New York Giants
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, 27 to 16, at Yankee Stadium
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. Tommy Nobis
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, first draft pick and coached by Carpenter was voted to the Pro Bowl
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The format has changed thro ...
and named 1966 Rookie of the Year.[
Carpenter participated in many pivotal events for the newly created American football team called the ]Atlanta Falcons
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.[Falcon team history]
from Sportsecyclopedia.com
1967 was disappointing for the Falcons. They finished their season at 1–12–1. Tommy Nobis (LB) was named to his second Pro Bowl and Junior Coffey
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(RB) ended the year with 722 yards to finish as the eighth leading rusher in the league and the Falcons’ Most Valuable Player
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and Carpenter helped coach them both.[
1968 - The former Head Coach of the Minnesota Vikings ]Norm Van Brocklin
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was named to replace Norb Hecker as Falcon's head coach after only three games of the 1968 season. Carpenter worked with Van Brocklin, who he knew as a player and a coach.[
Carpenter helped coach two future ]Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
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winners. These were Tommy Nobis and Claude Humphry.[
]
Washington Redskins
In 1969
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, the Washington Redskins
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hired Vince Lombardi
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, who gained fame with the Green Bay Packers
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, to be their new head coach.
Lombardi reorganized the Redskins and brought along a couple of coaches he worked with before, including Bill Austin for the offensive line and Lew Carpenter for the receivers. Carpenter was listed as the Packers passing game coordinator and offensive coordinator Coach over various seasons.[
Lombardi led the Redskins to a 7-5-2 record,] their best since 1955, but died of cancer
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on the eve of the 1970 season. Carpenter was in the running to replace Lombardi as head coach, but Redskins assistant coach Bill Austin (the former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach) was chosen instead during 1970
Events
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and produced a record of 6–8. Carpenter decided to coach elsewhere.
Carpenter coached only one season with the Redskins as the receivers and tight ends coach.[ His coaching and efforts had an influence on the 1969 season and future game play. Those Redskins who became inducted into the ]Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, , the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coach ...
include Sonny Jurgensen
Christian Adolph "Sonny" Jurgensen III (born August 23, 1934) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. He was inducted int ...
in 1983, Charley Taylor
Charles Robert Taylor (September 28, 1941 – February 19, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college foo ...
in 1984, Bobby Mitchell
Robert Cornelius Mitchell (June 6, 1935 – April 5, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and flanker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Redskins. Mitchell becam ...
in 1983 and Sam Huff
Robert Lee "Sam" Huff (October 4, 1934 – November 13, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. He played college foot ...
in 1982 were helped in one way or the other by Carpenter. Carpenter's General Manager
A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility. A general manager usually oversees most or all of ...
during his assistant coaching tenure was George Preston Marshall
George Preston Marshall (October 11, 1896 – August 9, 1969) was an American businessman best known for founding the Washington Commanders, an American football franchise belonging to the National Football League (NFL). He founded the team as ...
who was also inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1969. One of the Redskin's assistant coaches who worked with Carpenter, Mike McCormack was inducted in 1984. Vince Lombardi
Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an American football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Lombardi is considered by many to be the greatest coach in football history, and he is recognized a ...
, the unforgettable coach, was inducted in 1971.
St. Louis Cardinals
The football club St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...
moved to St. Louis, Missouri
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, in 1960
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and stayed there until 1987
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. Then the franchise moved to Tempe, Arizona
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and became the Arizona Cardinals
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. When Carpenter got there in 1970 the club had many nicknames such as, the "football Cardinals," "Big Red", "Gridbirds" or "Cardiac Cards" to avoid confusion with the baseball St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...
.
"Coach Lew" went to St. Louis as a receivers and tight end coach for head coach Bob Holloway.[
Two brothers, Charles W. Bidwell, Jr. and William V. Bidwell (sons of the 1933-1947 Cardinal franchise owner Charles W. Bidwell, Sr. and the 1947–1962 owner, the widow, Mrs. Violet Bidwell) had joint custody of the franchise from 1962 to 1972. That was the year William V. Bidwell took sole control as managing general partner and made many changes in the coaching staff and players.][
]
Carpenter did work with and help coach future Pro Football Hall of Fame winners during his time with the Cardinals. These included Dan Dierdorf
Daniel Lee Dierdorf (born June 29, 1949) is an American sportscaster and former football offensive tackle.
A native of Canton, Ohio, Dierdorf played college football for the University of Michigan from 1968 to 1970 and was selected as a consen ...
inducted in 1996, Jackie Smith
Jackie Larue Smith (born February 23, 1940) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Northwestern Louisiana State College (Northwestern ...
inducted in 1994, Larry Wilson inducted in 1978 and Roger Wehrli
Roger Russell Wehrli (born November 26, 1947) is an American former football player who was a cornerback for his entire 14-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1969 until 1982. He was a seven-time ...
inducted in 2007.[
]
Houston Oilers
In 1973, Carpenter's first coaching season there, the Oilers won only 1 game during the entire season. This was a 31 to 27 win over the Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
Colts. On a brighter note, Elvin Bethea
Elvin Lamont Bethea (born March 1, 1946) is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career with the Houston Oilers. He played for North Carolina A&T State University and was the first person from that school to be elected t ...
won his 3rd Pro Bowl team spot. In 1974, the Oilers won their season opener at home by defeating the San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now ...
with a 21 to 14 win. The 1974 season was the best year with a 7 win & 7 loss season. And best of all, they defeated their rival Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
for the first time ever with a 28 to 24 victory.[
]
Carpenter was the receivers and tight ends coach[ brought in by the new Oiler general manager ]Sid Gillman
Sidney Gillman (October 26, 1911 – January 3, 2003) was an American football player, coach and executive. Gillman's insistence on stretching the football field by throwing deep downfield passes, instead of short passes to running backs or w ...
to work with head coach Bill Peterson
William E. Peterson (May 15, 1920 – August 5, 1993) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. His career included head coaching stops at Florida State University, Rice University and with the Houston Oilers of ...
and stayed during Gillman's tenure. After Peterson was fired in October 1973, Gillman took over as head coach.[ Gillman was inducted as a coach into the ]Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, , the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coach ...
in 1983 and the College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and interactive attraction devoted to college football. The National Football Foundation (NFF) founded the Hall in 1951 to immortalize the players and coaches of college football that were vote ...
in 1989.[
Carpenter worked with and helped coach future ]Pro Football Hall of Fame
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winners during his time the Oilers. These include Elvin Bethea
Elvin Lamont Bethea (born March 1, 1946) is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career with the Houston Oilers. He played for North Carolina A&T State University and was the first person from that school to be elected t ...
inducted in 2003 and Ken Houston
Kenneth Ray Houston (born November 12, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame ...
inducted in 1986. Head coach Sid Gillman was inducted in 1989.
Green Bay Packers
Carpenter was the receivers and tight ends coach for the Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...
under head coaches (HC) Bart Starr
Bryan Bartlett Starr (January 9, 1934 – May 26, 2019) was an American professional football quarterback and head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Alab ...
(1975––1983) and Forrest Gregg
Alvis Forrest Gregg (October 18, 1933 – April 12, 2019) was an American professional American football, football player and coach. A Pro Football Hall of Fame Tackle (gridiron football position), offensive tackle for 16 seasons in the Nationa ...
(1984–1987) from 1975 to 1985.[
Poor personnel decisions typified this Packer time period. A notorious example includes the 1974 trade in which Dan Devine (HC 1971–1974) acting as GM sent five 1975 and 1976 draft picks (two first-rounders, two second-rounders and a third rounder) to the ]Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Rams play ...
for aging quarterback John Hadl
John Willard Hadl (February 15, 1940 – November 30, 2022) was an American football quarterback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 16 years. He won an AFL championship with the San Diego C ...
, who would spend only 1½ seasons in Green Bay. This continued in the 1989
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, when players such as Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), from 1989 to 1998 for the Detroit Lions. Sanders led the league in rushing yards four times and ...
, Deion Sanders
Deion Luwynn Sanders Sr. (born August 9, 1967) is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach at the University of Colorado Boulder. Nicknamed "Prime Time", he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons ...
, and Derrick Thomas
Derrick Vincent Thomas (January 1, 1967 – February 8, 2000), nicknamed D.T., was an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Considered one of the greatest pass rushers of all time, he p ...
were available, but the Packers chose offensive lineman Tony Mandarich
Ante Josip "Tony" Mandarich (born September 23, 1966) is a Canadian former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He was selected second overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 1989 ...
with the second overall pick in the NFL draft. Though rated highly by nearly every professional scout at the time, Mandarich's performance failed to meet expectations. ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...
has rated Mandarich as the third "biggest sports flop" in the last 25 years. This must have been a frustrating time for Carpenter but he focused on the basics and coached on for his beloved Packers.
Carpenter worked with and/or coached with the following Pro Football Hall of Famers during his coaching tenure with the Packers. These include coach Bart Starr
Bryan Bartlett Starr (January 9, 1934 – May 26, 2019) was an American professional football quarterback and head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Alab ...
who was inducted as a player in 1977, coach Forrest Gregg
Alvis Forrest Gregg (October 18, 1933 – April 12, 2019) was an American professional American football, football player and coach. A Pro Football Hall of Fame Tackle (gridiron football position), offensive tackle for 16 seasons in the Nationa ...
who was inducted as a player in 1977 and James Lofton
James David Lofton (born July 5, 1956) is an American former professional football player and coach. He is a former coach for the San Diego Chargers but is best known for his years in the National Football League as a wide receiver for the Gre ...
, inducted in 2003.
Detroit Lions
Carpenter was the Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...
receivers and tight ends coach for 1987 and 1988. He worked with head coaches Darry Rogers and Wayne Fontes
Wayne Fontes (; born February 2, 1940) is a former American football coach and college and professional football player who was the head coach of the National Football League's Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1996. His 67 wins and 71 losses are each t ...
.[
]
At the end of the 1988 season, Fontes hired Mouse Davis
Darrel "Mouse" Davis (born September 6, 1932) is a retired American football coach and former player. A veteran coach at the high school, college, and professional levels, he last coached with Jerry Glanville at Portland State and with June Jones ...
and June Jones
June Sheldon Jones III (born February 19, 1953) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the Offensive Coordinator of the Seattle Sea Dragons. Jones was the head football coach at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 19 ...
as assistants and installed the Run & Shoot
The run and shoot offense (also known as Run N' Shoot) is an offensive system for American football which emphasizes receiver motion and on-the-fly adjustments of receivers' routes in response to different defenses. It was conceived by former ...
offense. This required the letting go of Carpenter and other assistant coaches. Fontes would later abandon the Run & Shoot offense.[Fall, Steve. "Whatever happened to the run-and-shoot?." '']Football Digest
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'', October 2005.
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Carpenter worked with and/or helped coach the following Pro Football Hall of Famers. These include Lem Barney
Lemuel Joseph Barney (September 8, 1945) is a former American football player. A native of Gulfport, Mississippi, he played college football at Jackson State from 1964 to 1966. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions of the National Football Leagu ...
inducted in 1992, Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), from 1989 to 1998 for the Detroit Lions. Sanders led the league in rushing yards four times and ...
inducted in 2004 and coach Dick LeBeau
Charles Richard "Dick" LeBeau ( ; born September 9, 1937) is a former American football cornerback and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He was active with the NFL for 59 consecutive seasons, 14 as a player with the Detroit Lions and ...
inducted as a player in 2010.
Philadelphia Eagles
Carpenter was the Eagles wide receivers coach from 1990 to 1992 and the wide receivers/tight ends coach in 1993 and 1994.
Carpenter again coached James Lofton.
Later coaching
In 1995, Carpenter went back to Southwest Texas State University, now known as Texas State University–San Marcos
Texas State University is a public research university in San Marcos, Texas. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to the second largest university in the Greater Austin metropolitan area and the fifth largest university ...
and was the running backs coach under head coach Jim Bob Helduser.[ In 1989, Carpenter had coached at the ]Southwest Texas State University
Texas State University is a public university, public research university in San Marcos, Texas. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to the second largest university in the Greater Austin, Greater Austin metropolitan area ...
as a backfield coach under head coach John O’Hara.[ In 1996, Carpenter coached the ]Frankfurt Galaxy Two American football franchises have been referred to as the Frankfurt Galaxy:
* Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe), active in NFL Europe between 1991 and 2007
* Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF)
The Frankfurt Galaxy is an American football team in Frankfurt, ...
of the World League of American Football
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. He would coach with the Ohio Cannon
The Ohio Cannon, also known as the Toledo Cannon, was a professional American football team that played during the 1999 season as part of the Regional Football League. They played their home games at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio.
The team was an ...
of the Regional Football League
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in 1999 and with the San Antonio Matadors
The San Antonio Matadors were a professional football team that played in the Spring Football League (SFL) in 2000. The Matadors were undefeated before the league decided to cease operations. The Matadors were named co-SFL Champions along with t ...
of the Spring Football League
The Spring Football League (SFL) was a short lived professional american football minor league that existed for only one season in 2000.
Spring football
Founded by several ex-NFL players such as Eric Dickerson, Drew Pearson, Bo Jackson, an ...
in 2000. His last coaching position was with the Cincinnati Marshals of the National Indoor Football League
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in 2005.
Death and honors
In 1996, after 47 years of playing and coaching professional NFL football, Carpenter reluctantly retired from the game he loved because of his health.[ On November 14, 2010, with his family at his side, he died from ]pulmonary fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis is a condition in which the lungs become scarred over time. Symptoms include shortness of breath, a dry cough, feeling tired, weight loss, and nail clubbing. Complications may include pulmonary hypertension, respiratory failu ...
.[ Carpenter's last public appearance was in Green Bay's Lambeau Field for the "Alumni Weekend" on September 16 and 17, 2010.
Carpenter was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1988,][ and the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor in 2000.]
The "Lewis Carpenter University of Arkansas Scholarship" has been established in his memory through Chase Bank
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase Bank or often as Chase, is an American national bank headquartered in New York City, that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of the U.S. multinational banking and fina ...
in New Braunfels, Texas
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.[
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CTE
Carpenter left his brain for science. Always interested in helping and teaching, he gave the last part of himself to test for chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated trauma to the head. The encephalopathy symptoms can include behavioral problems, mood problems, and problems with thinking. The disease often gets worse o ...
(CTE). In the first week of December 2011, test results confirmed that Carpenter had an advanced case of CTE.
CTE is a progressive degenerative disease
Degenerative disease is the result of a continuous process based on degenerative cell changes, affecting tissues or organs, which will increasingly deteriorate over time.
In neurodegenerative diseases, cells of the central nervous system stop wor ...
found in people who have had a severe blow or repeated blows to the head. CTE is most commonly found in professional athletes who have experienced repeated concussion
A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning. Symptoms may include loss of consciousness (LOC); memory loss; headaches; difficulty with thinking, concentration, ...
s or other brain trauma.
In media
In the 2009 book by John Eisenberg, ''That First Season: How Vince Lombardi Took the Worst Team in the NFL and Set It on the Path to Glory,'' Lew Carpenter is mentioned on 30 pages of its 304 hardback pages.[ Carpenter participated in a 2001 reunion documentary on Vince Lombardi and his Green Bay Packers called ''With Love & Respect: A Reunion of the Lombardi Green Bay Packers.''][ Note: Documentary Released on December 28, 2001, 89 minutes]
Full cast list
includes Lew Carpenter.
See also
* American Football League coaches
References
External links
*
Lew Carpenter
at Baseball-Reference.com
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