Carl R. Gerlach is a former Mayor of Overland Park, Kansas.

Gerlach was first elected as mayor in 2005, replacing Ed Eilert.

Gerlach then beat his first challenger for mayor in 12 years, when he ran for a fourth term in 2017.

[citation needed] Gerlach earned his bachelor's degree in business administration in 1976 from Kansas State University,[6] where he also played on the men's basketball team.

[7][8] He was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in 1976,[9] but was released from his contract due to an injury suffered during training.