Lew CarpenterCarpenter, Lewis GlenHeight: 6-2 Weight: 209 Born: January 12, 1932 Hayti, MO Died: November 14, 2010 New Braunfels, TX High School: West Memphis (AR) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Arkansas | |
| 1950 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| 1951 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| 1952 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| Draft: 8th round (98th overall) 1953 Detroit Lions |
| Military Service: United States Army |
| Relatives: Brother of Preston Carpenter |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 32 | FB-LDH | 12 | 3 |
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 34 | ROH | 10 | 6 |
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 34 | FB-ROH | 12 | 12 |
| 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1957 CLE NFL | 30 | ROH-LOH | 10 | 4 |
| 1958 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1958 CLE NFL | 30 | LOH-ROH | 12 | 4 |
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 33 | FB-ROH | 12 | 6 |
| 1960 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1960 GB NFL | 33 | FL | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL | 33 | SE-FL | 14 | 1 |
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 33 | FL-SE | 14 | 1 |
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 33 | FL | 14 | 0 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 122 | 37 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/22/1953 | 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | |
| Reserve/Military Service | 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | |
| Traded | 9/5/1957 | 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1957 CLE NFL |
| Activated | 10/8/1957 | 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1957 CLE NFL |
| Traded | 4/24/1959 | 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1964 | 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1957 CLE NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1958 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1958 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 126 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 104 | 476 | 4.6 | 60t | 3 | ||||
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 137 | 543 | 4.0 | 49t | 6 | ||||
| 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1957 CLE NFL | 83 | 315 | 3.8 | 55 | 4 | ||||
| 1958 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1958 CLE NFL | 73 | 308 | 4.2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 60 | 322 | 5.4 | 55t | 1 | ||||
| 1960 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1960 GB NFL | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 468 | 2025 | 4.3 | 60t | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 16 | 145 | 9.1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 44 | 312 | 7.1 | 34t | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1957 CLE NFL | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1958 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1958 CLE NFL | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1960 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1960 GB NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 87 | 782 | 9.0 | 34t | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 73t | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 73t | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 13 | 150 | 11.5 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1960 GB NFL | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL | 6 | 5 | 130 | 21.7 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 28 | 5 | 339 | 12.1 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1957 CLE NFL | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1958 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1958 CLE NFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1960 GB NFL | 12 | 249 | 20.8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 34 | 686 | 20.2 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1957 CLE NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1958 CLE NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1959 GB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1960 GB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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