Lew Carpenter, Former Player and Coach, Dead at 78

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Lew Carpenter, who won three NFL championships as a running back and then spent three decades as an assistant coach, passed away Sunday. He was 78.

Carpenter was on the Lions' 1953 championship team before winning consecutive titles with the Packers in 1961 and 1962, and appeared in two more championship games. He coached on staffs for Minnesota, Atlanta, Washington, St. Louis, Houston, Green Bay and Philadelphia.

"Lew Carpenter was a father figure, friend and a mentor," said Hall of Famer James Lofton, who Carpenter coached. "He was the first person I met with the Packers when he came to work me out at Stanford my senior year. We developed a special bond and he was a driving force for excellence behind all the players he coached. His favorite phrase on the practice field was 'You got to love.' ... Lew Carpenter loved the game and more so the men who played for him."

No cause of death was given.

 

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