Gary Carter

09/28/2004 – Gary Carter – 19th Annual Buoniconti Fund Sports Legends Dinner – Waldorf Astoria – Keywords: Gary, Carter, – Photo Credit: Janet Mayer / PrPhotos

Birth Name: Gary Edmund Carter

Date of Birth: April 8, 1954

Place of Birth: Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: February 16, 2012

Place of Death: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.

Ethnicity: English, German

Gary Carter was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, he spent most of his ninteen playing seasons with the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets, along with the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was nicknamed “the Kid.”

Gary was the son of Inge Charolette (Keller) and James Haggard Carter. His maternal grandparents were German immigrants, who moved to Chicago, Illinois. He was married to Sandy, with whom he had three children.

Gary’s paternal grandfather was Truman Clark Carter (the son of Clark Cummin Carter and Lilie Loullia Haggard).

Gary’s paternal grandmother was Virginia Belle Darrow (the daughter of Henry Thomas Darrow and Rebecca Matilda Simpson).

Gary’s maternal grandfather was named Karl Keller.

Gary’s maternal grandmother was named Elsie.

Source: Genealogy of Gary Carter – https://www.findagrave.com