Death and Honors
In 1996, after 47 years of playing and coaching professional NFL football, Carpenter reluctantly retired from the game he loved because of his health. On November 14, 2010, with his family at his side, he died from pulmonary fibrosis. Carpenter's last public appearance was in Green Bay's Lambeau Field for the "Alumni Weekend" on September 16 and 17, 2010.
Carpenter was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1988, and the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. The "Lewis Carpenter University of Arkansas Scholarship" has been established in his memory through Chase Bank in New Braunfels, Texas.
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