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Coach Greg Carter

Greg Carter (born July 29,1954) is an American high school Football head caoch of the Oak Park High School Knights in Oak Park, Michigan. He previously coached the Inkster High School Vikings in Inkster, Michigan and the St. Martin de Porres High School Eagles in Detroit, Michigan.

High school and College
Carter was Born in Detroit, Michigan. He was an All-American baseball player and quarterback at Mackenzie High School (Michigan) in Detroit. In his junior year of high school, he was apart of the winning baseball team of the Detroit Public School League Title and Football team that won the divisional title, both led by Coach Ron "Thomp" Thompson. After high school, Carter played baseball for Kentucky State University.

Minor League
Afetr playing baseball at Kentucky State University, Carter went on to play for the Detroit Tigers Minor league for one season in 1976.

St. Martin de Porres High School
In 1978, Carter starting coaching at St. Martin de Porres High School as the assistant under his former football and baseball coach, Coach Ron "Thomp" Thompson. From 1978- 1994, Carter won eight state championship titles as the assistant coach. In 1994, Carter became head coach, after the death of Thompson. Although the loss, Carter kept the program going at St. Martin de Porres High School and won four more state championship titles and a Runner's Up title. Throughout the years the program at St. Martin de Porres High School was phenomenal, they had so many talented players such as David Grimes. Although the success of the athletics program the school was closed in 2005 and Carter took his drive, didication, skills, and hard work to Inkster High School

Inkster High School
In 2005, Carter not only relocated to Inkster High School but took his legacy of winning too. Before Carter came to Inkster, they had never been to the playoffs. Carter's first year, he accomplished what no other coach had accomplished before; not only did they make the playoffs but they were district and regional champions. From 2005-2011, Carter went to the state finals three time but all three times Inkster fell short. Even from so many upsets, the Inkster program had so many talented atheletes including: Devin Gardner (University of Michigan Football player), Cameron Gordon (University of Michigan Football player), Joshua Howard (Ball State Football player), Renty Rollins (Jackson State Football player), Armond Stanten (Central Michigan Football player), and Deon Butler (Central Michigan Football player).

Oak Park High School
Just after one season with Oak Park High School, Carter has turned around another football program. After only winning a couple of games last season, Coach Carter managed to come out of the season 5-4. It's not what he's use to but as time progress so will the program.

Career Achivements
Carter has so many achievements as an assistant and head coach. He has twelve championship titles and four runner up titles.

Awards
Carter has won numerous of personal awards. He was inducted in the Catholic High School League Hall of Fame for coaches in 2003. He was named Ed Lauder Person of the Year through the Catholic High School League in 2005. Also, in 2009 he was inducted in Kentucky State University Hall of Fame for baseball. =Personal Life= Carter is married to Deborah Carter. They have two children Amber and Adam Carter.