He was the starting right guard on the University of Michigan's 1902 and 1904 "Point-a-Minute" football teams that compiled a record of 21–0 and outscored opponents 1,211 to 34.

He started at the right guard position for Fielding H. Yost's renowned 1902 and 1904 "Point-a-Minute" football teams that compiled a record of 21–0 and outscored opponents 1,211 to 34.

[8] He handled a number of jury trials for the Maine Central and also had a large corporation business, representing clients before the state legislature in hydroelectric and storage matters.

As a state senator, Carter was a leader in the effort to prevent hydroelectric companies from exporting surplus power out of Maine.

[8] Carter died suddenly of a "heart block" in April 1927 after an evening meeting with Governor Owen Brewster at Augusta, Maine; he was 46.