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United States Lloyd Carr is a Hall of Fame college football coach known for his tenure at the University of Michigan, where he led his team to a national championship and multiple conference titles.
Carr actively leverages his connections within the football community and beyond to rally athletes, coaches, and celebrities to support the foundation, which was created in honor of his grandson Chad, who passed away from Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).
Lloyd Carr was named the 2024 recipient of the Paul "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Heart Association.
Carr hosts an annual summer football camp in his hometown of Riverview, Michigan.
Since 2004, Carr has been actively involved with an annual summer "Carr's Wash for Kids" event, with proceeds benefiting C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. He has been a visible figure in raising money for the new hospital building.
Carr has served as the chairman of the WJR/Special Olympics Golf Outing.
Lloyd Carr and his wife, Laurie, co-chaired the 2002 Washtenaw County United Way Campaign.
Lloyd Carr was born on July 30, 1945, in Hawkins County, Tennessee. He later moved to Riverview, Michigan, where he excelled as a quarterback, leading the Riverview Pirates to an undefeated season in 1962. Carr’s collegiate athletic career included playing football and baseball for three seasons at the University of Missouri and one season at Northern Michigan University, where he also quarterbacked an undefeated team in 1967. He earned a Master of Arts in education administration, laying the foundation for a distinguished career in coaching.
Carr’s coaching journey began at the high school level, serving as an assistant at Nativity High School (1968-1969) and Belleville High School (1970-1973). He achieved his first head coaching role at John Glenn High School from 1974 to 1975, earning Regional Class A Coach of the Year honors in 1975 with an 8–1 season. His transition to collegiate coaching started with assistant positions at Eastern Michigan University (1976-1977) and the University of Illinois (1978-1979). In 1980, he briefly served as defensive backs coach at West Virginia before joining the University of Michigan’s coaching staff, where he would spend the majority of his career.
At Michigan, Carr served as defensive secondary coach for seven seasons, then defensive coordinator from 1987 to 1994, also holding the title of assistant head coach from 1990 onwards. In 1995, he was named interim head coach and later permanent head coach, leading the Wolverines for 13 seasons. His most notable achievement was guiding the 1997 team to an undefeated season, culminating in a Rose Bowl victory and a national championship, as recognized by the Associated Press. Under Carr, Michigan secured or shared five Big Ten Conference titles (1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, and 2004) and produced numerous award-winning players, including Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson. Carr retired after the 2007 season with a career record of 122–40, marking him as the third-winningest coach in Michigan’s history. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
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