Carr to get Floor at Motts Hospital named for him
http://detnews.com/article/20110514/SPORTS0201/105140403/Former-U-M-coa…
7th floor of the Children's hospital to be named after Carr.
Congrats to Coach Carr and the Glick family. Both have done so much for the UofM community.
love that coach carr
I'm currently loving everything that is going on with our Health System and football program, two of the main reasons I attended the University.
Tremendous.
great idea to remember Lloyd Carr!
A fitting monument to a man who embodies everything the university stands for.
(And yes, it's also tremendous!)
WTKA broadcasts and it is obvious that Hoke and Mattison and others from the team will continue to take the support for Mott to the next level. Congrats to coach Carr.
Who despises Carr like sparty hates an education..., must congratulate coach Carr on this honor.
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<br>Guess I'm getting soft in my old age.
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In other news, the people at Property Disposition on North Campus named a leather office chair after RichRod.
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Seriously, the news about Carr is great. He always seemed to have the big picture (that is, life outside football) in mind with his players.
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One other thing: Sorry to be pedantic, but it's Mott (not Mott's). Hearing Mott's reminds me of my hillbilly HS classmates whose family members worked at "Ford's" (or, worse, "Chrysler's").
Love their applesauce... original and cinnamon!
A good man and a good football coach. Good for him!
I can't think of a better person to have a floor in their name; initially I was hoping he would get 9 and 7.
...indeed.
About 80 people, mostly ex-players of Carr's, combined to donate more than $750,000 to create "The Mountaintop Fund," to honor Carr by helping Mott patients reach the summit of their lives.
"It just shows the amount of respect people have for Lloyd," Charles Woodson said.
Carr retired after the 2007 season with 122 wins and the 1997 national championship on his resume. He also inspired his players to give back to the community by visiting children at Mott.
"It's awesome because he's so passionate about Mott," Jeff Backus said. "To honor him by putting his name on part of the hospital that will be there forever is a great way to honor a great man forever."
Steve Hutchinson, who is hosting fundraising events this weekend on and around campus along with Woodson and Brian Griese, said it wasn't difficult to convince former players to donate.
"I think everybody that was contacted found a way to contribute," Hutchinson said. "Some guys probably overstepped their budget to do it. When guys go to the hospital and see the plaque, they want to be on that plaque."
I have always had so much respect for Carr. What a great person to endorse the commitment of the hospitals.
...donation was even more impressive than at first glance:
In other news Saturday night, Michigan donor Al Glick not only donated $3 million to Mott in Carr's name, but he also donated $3 million for improvements to Schembechler Hall, the football building.
I have to fight that one off all the time myself.
I don't think Carr deserves it. He never beat OSU when I attended Michigan (my class was the first without a win over OSU), his poor recruiting during his last 2-3 years helped set RichRod up for failure, and... he did something that was pathetic and inexcusable, but I can't remember because i purged it from my memory...
I guess I'm like Greenday: I wanna be in the minority...
I'm not all that happy with Carr either, but if Al Glick wants to put up the $$$ to make it happen I have no problem with it.
Besides, Carr did make Mott a priority during his tenure, a lot of kids got a lot of support from the footbal team due to him.
I hope you're being sarcastic, otherwise you're an idiot. What he did on the field probably has little to do with this honor being bestowed upon him. He was a fantastic man off the field and what he has done for Mott is amazing.
IS! Lloyd IS a fantastic man off the field. But yeah, there's a reason why you so frequently see stories about his player's donating to Mott's (Woodson is obviously the most notable) is because he instilled it in them while they were here.
The only national championship in the modern era.
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<br>Truly, a bad coach.
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<br>Stick your head in a microwave.
Although I suggest that he wrap his head in tinfoil first.
Congrats to Lloyd! You're my boy Lloyd!
Can't help the way i feel...
Prozac?
The day that HOF criteria is "performance that only occurred after an arbitrary date that some jackass on MGoBlog started paying attention", your argument will matter. Until then, it sounds like you're a butthurt baby that YOU didn't see the good times.
I apologize for being incorrect. He was the first Michigan coach to have a FIVE game losing streak to OSU. Either way, I was at UM all five years, so I don't apologize for how i feel.
...in A2 sucked so bad. I'd encourage you to take the longer view. It isn't all about you.
He was the first Michigan coach to have a FIVE game losing streak to OSU.
2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 = four years, not five.
Anyway, I'm not sure what this has to do with the hospital naming the floor after him. The hospital is not a sports hall of fame. Carr is getting the recognition for his outstanding charitable work.
A different thing he was put in this weekend. ;-)
Majoring in Math...
(which apparently you weren't), how do you know it wasn't YOUR fault?
His poor recruiting, eh? Lloyd recruited Ryan Mallett, the highest rated player EVER recruited by Michigan (since they started keeping track). So tired of hearing the cupboard was bare...not even close. There were some unfortunate injuries and early departures from Lloyd's last two classes, but those can hardly be pinned on him. Also, his record vs. OSU was fabulous before the vest showed up and the payoffs started working in their favor. No question Lloyd lost some recruits to Tressel because they were given things like cars.
I think you should go even deeper incognito and start wearing scarlet and grey...you are clearly more cut out to be a buckeye.
Tree- fucking-mendous. That is all.
Tree- fucking-mendous. That is all.
Years ago, I had the good fortune of interviewing Al Glick for a paper that I was working on for school. Sitting in his office, it's difficult for the conversation to not turn towards Michigan football.
Al Glick is not only a great Michigan fan, he is truly a very good person.
For those of you who don't know him, here's a picture of the man who has been so very generous.
i work for glick and the guy is one of the nicest people ive ever met its always a pleasure to talk michigan when he comes around
First time I read it, I thought the title of this thread was 'Carr to get floor mats at hospital named for him'.
...by Chris Balas of The Wolverine.com that has details of some of the larger gifts that make up the new "Coach Carr Mountaintop Fund":
...once Hutchinson, Griese and Woodson found out about Glick’s gift, they and their teammates created the Coach Carr Mountaintop Fund based on the book, “Into Thin Air.” The book served as motivation for the team’s 1997 national championship run.
The group alone raised $735,000 toward the hospital’s completion.
Carr had a hard time suppressing his emotions at the show of generosity and the amount of attention he received following news of his induction. In addition to Glick’s gift, former Wolverine and current Miami Dolphins tackle Jake Long donated $100,000, current head coach Brady Hoke and former quarterback Tom Brady $50,000 each.
“Look what Al Glick and his family have done,” said Carr, adding he also planned to give [Tom] Brady a call and “couldn’t put into words” what it meant to him. “There were nearly 900 people there last night, and they are there for one reason - Mott Children’s Hospital.
“You know you’re part of a team, and when the team is successful as this team has been - we’re closing in on $75 million, which was our goal, and a lot of people didn’t think we’d have a chance. People ask if I miss coaching - I miss the people. This has been a great experience.”
And Coach Carr's reaction to the news was classic LC, self-deprecating and credit deflecting:
“You don’t win coach of the year awards and get chosen for the Hall of Fame unless you’ve had great players and great coaches, and a program that has the things that give you a chance to be competitive,” Carr said humbly. “At Michigan, we’ve got that block M that everybody knows. The university is such a great place because it attracts people from all over the world - teachers, professors, researchers … Michigan has everything. Of course now with Glick Fieldhouse, the stadium, all the things that have been done the last few years … driving down Stadium you even see the basketball arena taking shape. It’s an exciting place to work, but you’ve got to get the right people.“If I did anything, I was able to bring a lot of great people here, a lot of great players. But it’s a lot more than just great players. I’ve been fortunate. When you look around this room today, that really stands out to me. Look at what Brian Griese, Steve Hutchinson and Charles Woodson have done. They come here for four day for this tournament, but they are other places throughout the year. They are giving a lot of time. In the case of Steve and Charles, they are still playing, so their time is valuable. But they are giving back, and I think that says a lot about them and Michigan.”
They raised $735,000 to give to the hospital and Lloyd Carr didn't have to pay them a damn thing to wear the winged helmet. Bring on the "Michigan Man" haters and tell me again why it's an ancient relic of times gone by.
I'm incredibly impressed by how deeply Carr influenced and inspired these guys.
http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/lloyd-carr-had-a-major-night…
A bit more in the article, but a taste:
“All those car washes and the women’s academy, I think they were positive not only for the hospital and the cancer, but it was positive for Michigan football,” Carr said. “You let some people in the program and they got to get a good look, get exposed to the coaches and the players in a different, not after a game. So, I don’t know. I think when you have an opportunity in a position like this, like the head football coach at Michigan, you have an opportunity to do some things outside.”