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Charles B. Carter
Charles Blanchard "Babe" Carter (May 10, 1880 – April 6, 1927) was an American football player, lawyer and politician. He was the starting right guard on the University of Michigan's 1902 and 1904 "Point-a-Minute" football teams that compiled a record of 21–0 and outscored opponents 1,211 to 34. He was a lawyer in Maine and also served in the Maine Senate. Early yearsCarter was born in Auburn, Maine, and attended the Webster Grammar School and Edward Little High School.[1] He attended Brown University as an undergraduate and played two years of college football for the Brown Bears football team.[2] University of MichiganIn 1902, Carter enrolled at the University of Michigan Law School. He started at the right guard position for Fielding H. Yost's renowned 1902 and 1904 "Point-a-Minute" football teams that compiled a record of 21–0 and outscored opponents 1,211 to 34.[3][4] At 236 pounds, Carter was by far the largest player on Yost's "Point-a-Minute" team and was known by the nickname "Babe" Carter.[5][6][7] A profile of Carter in the university's 1903 yearbook noted: "'Those who know' at Michigan designate Charles B. Carter as one of the fastest big men who ever appeared on a Western gridiron. ... His wonderful handling of his massive frame, his agility and his nerve was astonishing."[2] Despite his size and playing as a lineman, Carter scored six touchdowns for the 1904 team. Legal careerCarter was admitted to the bar in Androscoggin County, Maine, in February 1907. He maintained a law practice in Lewiston, Maine, from 1907 until his death in 1927.[1] He became general counsel to the Great Northern Paper Company and as counsel for the Maine Central Railroad.[8] He handled a number of jury trials for the Maine Central and also had a large corporation business, representing clients before the state legislature in hydroelectric and storage matters.[8] PoliticsIn 1925, Carter was elected as a Republican to the Maine Senate representing Androscoggin County. As a state senator, Carter was a leader in the effort to prevent hydroelectric companies from exporting surplus power out of Maine.[8][9][10][11] Carter was a delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention. According to the Lewiston Evening Journal, he was often talked of as a Republican candidate for Governor of Maine in 1928.[8] The paper described Carter as follows:
He was a member of the Episcopal Church, a Mason and a member of the Delta Phi and Delta Chi fraternities.[8] Death and familyCarter died suddenly of a "heart block" in April 1927 after an evening meeting with Governor Owen Brewster at Augusta, Maine; he was 46.[8][11][12] Carter was survived by his wife, the former Clare Scanlan, to whom he was married in 1911.[8] References
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