A slender built young athlete from Middletown, Ohio (Madison High School) walked onto the Lee College campus to play basketball for coach Dale Hughes in the fall of 1973 and some 47 years later Larry Carpenter continues to leave his mark; first as an outstanding basketball player, second an assistant basketball coach, then a head basketball coach and currently the Lee University Athletic Director. He also played on Lee's first baseball team (1975) and was a starter on the squad for three seasons.