277:"The part of the line which Carr guarded, whether at center or alongside the center, was always impregnable. His broad shoulders and powerful frame were the admiration of the team's supporters and a stumbling block for its opponents. His playing was steady and consistent, and I should give him first place among Michigan's guards. . . . Carr could always be counted on for the best that was in him, and steadiness clothed him like a mantle."
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Census entry for Jesse A. Carr and family. Bert was listed as 11 years old, born in New York. Ancestry.com 1880 United States
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Census entry for Jesse A. Carr and Bert M. Carr. Bert was born in New York with a listed age of 41. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States
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Census entry for Bert M. Carr, age 62, born in New York. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States
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wrote: "Bert Carr, who was easily the best center in the West last year, will be found in his old position this fall. Carr is a large, powerful man, a hard worker, and an invaluable man to the team."
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in 1890. While attending Albion, he played at the left guard position on the varsity football team in 1890. He played on the 1890 team that lost to the
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wrote: "At center was the broad-shouldered Carr who has not let a man through him this year and who plays always for the success of the team and not for individual glory." In
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called him "the best center in the West." In 1902, he was selected as the greatest guard in the history of the
Michigan football program. He later worked as a medical doctor in
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compiled an 8–1 record, won seven of their games by shutouts, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 266 to 14. Following the 1895 season, the team's manager
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was ineligible to play another year of college football. May 1897, Carr was hired as one of three new coaches for the 1897 football team:
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After completing his medical studies, Carr returned to his hometown of Cedar
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team from 1894 to 1896. During Carr's three years with the team, the Wolverines compiled a record of 26–3–1.
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and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery in 1898.
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