Background
Carman was born in 1895 in rural McNairy County, Tennessee, near Bethel Springs.
Carman was born in 1895 in rural McNairy County, Tennessee, near Bethel Springs.
He played college football for Vanderbilt University and professional football at the guard position for the 1920 Detroit Heralds and the 1921 Detroit Tigers. He was the second child born to George Jefferson Carman and Laura (Lockman) Carman, both natives of McNairy County, Tennessee. Carman played college football at Vanderbilt University.
During World War I, he served in the United States. Army.
In May 1917, he was a student officer in the R.O.T.C., serving at Fort Sheridan, to the north of Chicago. In September 1920, the National Football League (called the American Professional Football Association during the 1920 and 1921 seasons) was founded at a meeting in the Hupmobile auto showroom of the owner of the Canton Bulldogs.
In the inaugural season of the NFL, Carman appeared in one game for the 1920 Detroit Heralds. The following year, he appeared in six games for the 1921 Detroit Tigers.
After retiring from football, Carman remained in Detroit and became an officer with the Detroit Police Department.
He was employed as a real estate broker, and she was employed as a school teacher. Carman died in 1976 in Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, at age 81. He was buried at the Norway Township Cemetery in Norway, Michigan.