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28 unusual facts about Lester "Bubba" Carpenter


Bob Carpenter Center

Bob Carpenter Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in Newark, Delaware, named in honor of benefactor and trustee, R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. (1915–1990).

Bobby Carpenter

R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. (1915–1990), former owner of the Philadelphia Phillies

Carpenter Schools

Nathaniel L. Carpenter was raised and educated in Lancaster, New York, and went into the stage and hotel business there.

Carpenter, Mississippi

A former railroad town located seven miles from Utica in the extreme northwestern corner of the county, Carpenter was named for Joseph Neibert Carpenter, president of the Natchez, Jackson and Columbia Railroad.

Charles C. Carpenter

Carpenter's Boomers established a nominal settlement called City of Oklahoma on Deep Fork River (Deep Fork of the North Canadian River).

Charles T. Carpenter

Charles Thomas Carpenter, born December 9, 1858 in Bedford County, Tennessee, died February 22, 1945 at Montgomery County, Kansas, was a pioneer banker who was taken hostage by the Dalton Gang in their last raid, October 5, 1892, in Coffeyville, Kansas.

He was also senior partner in the Charles T. Carpenter Insurance Agency, the largest agency in Montgomery County, Kansas.

Daniel C. Carpenter

After Superintendent John Kennedy was attacked by a mob and hospitalized, overall command of the police force fell to Commissioner Thomas Coxon Acton and John G. Bergen while Carpenter took command of police squads on the streets.

Daniel Carpenter

Daniel C. Carpenter (1816-1866), American law enforcement officer and police inspector of the New York Police Department

Elias McMellen

James C. Carpenter, another prolific Lancaster County covered bridge builder

Eulithomyrmex

The fossils were first studied by paleoentomologist Frank M. Carpenter of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Frank Carpenter

Frank M. Carpenter (1902–1994), American entomologist & paleontologist

Franklin Carpenter

Franklin B. Carpenter (1818–1862), American lumber merchant and politician

Hermon P. Carpenter

Carpenter graduated from Sue Bennett Memorial School, now Sue Bennett College, at London, Kentucky, and worked his way through Kentucky Wesleyan College, where he received the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1909.

Horace Carpenter

Horace B. Carpenter (1875–1945), American actor, film director and screenwriter

Isaac Carpenter

Isaac W. Carpenter, Jr. (1893–1983), American businessman and Assistant Secretary of State for Administration

Isaac M. "Ike" Carpenter (1920–1998), American Jazz bandleader and pianist

James C. Carpenter

Only Elias McMellen is known to have built more covered bridges in the county, including a rebuild of Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge and Leaman's Place Covered Bridge, both originally built by James C. Carpenter.

John M. Carpenter

During his career, Carpenter has held a number of term appointments at public and private institutions, including Visiting Scientist at Phillips Petroleum Company, Nuclear Technology Branch, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Fall 1965; Argonne National Laboratory, Solid State Science Division, 1971-1972, 1973; Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Physics Division, 1973; and the Japanese Laboratory for High Energy Physics, Kō Enerugī Kasokuki Kenkyū Kikō, (KEK), 1982 and 1993.

John W. Carpenter

Portions of State Highway 114 and State Highway 183 are named in his honor (John W. Carpenter Freeway).

Levi D. Carpenter

He was not a candidate for reelection in 1844 to the 29th United States Congress.

Carpenter was elected as a Democrat to the 28th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel Beardsley and served from November 5, 1844 to March 3, 1845.

Robert R. M. Carpenter

R. R. M. Carpenter (1877–1949), American executive and member of the board of directors of DuPont

R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. (1915–1990), his son, owner of the Philadelphia Phillies

Ruly Carpenter, son of Robert Jr. and grandson of Robert Sr., owner and team president of the Phillies

Wendi B. Carpenter

She has represented the United States in a number of coalition and NATO forums, and completed Senior Courses at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany.

William E. Ingram, Jr.

He served in this assignment until his November, 2011 appointment to succeed Raymond W. Carpenter as Director of the Army National Guard.

William L. Carpenter

William Lewis Carpenter, born January 13, 1844 at Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, died July 10, 1898 at Madison Barracks, Jefferson County, New York.


Ashley Paris

The twins are the daughters of Lynne Gray and former NFL player William "Bubba" Paris.

Bob Dove

The other nine players were Ron Beagle, Navy; Chuck Bednarik, Pennsylvania: Carl Diehl, Dartmouth; Bill Fisher, Notre Dame; Leroy Keyes, Purdue; Tommy Nobis, Texas; Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma; Joe Romig, Colorado; and Charles "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State.

Bubba Blackwell

Before Buell went out of business in 2009, Bubba was sponsored by the Harley-Davidson subsidy and included the Buell Blast and the Buell Lighting.

Prior to his association with Harley-Davidson, Bubba was sponsored by the now-defunct Buell Motorcycle Company (Buell was partnered with Harley-Davidson Motorcycles before becoming defunct in October, 2009).

Bubba Gump Shrimp Company

The menu consists mostly of shrimp dishes, but also other seafood, as well as Southern and Cajun cuisine, due to the main character, Forrest, being from inland Alabama and his friend, Bubba, being from the Gulf Coast of Alabama.

Bubba Hernandez

Bubba Hernandez and Alex Meixner were nominated in the Best Polka album category in the 50th Annual Grammy Awards for their self-titled debut album, Polka Freak Out.

Bubba Ho-Tep

While the novella and film revolve around an Ancient Egyptian mummy (played by Bob Ivy) terrorizing a retirement home, Bubba Ho-tep also involves the deeper theme of aging and growing old in a culture that values only the young.

Carpenter, Kentucky

Carpenter was named for its first postmaster and doctor, Ensley A. Carpenter, who moved to Whitley County shortly after the Civil War from neighboring Claiborne County, Tennessee.

Charlie Weaver

In 1969, he teamed with Al Cowlings and Jimmy Gunn, and the late Tody Smith and Bubba Scott to form a defensive front that powered the Trojans to 10-0-1 record and a win over the University of Michigan in the 1970 Rose Bowl.

Clifford Curry

He was the member of several groups including: The Echoes, The Five Pennies (for whom he wrote a 1956 release, "Mr. Moon"), Hollyhocks (1957), and the Bubba Suggs Band (1957–1964).

Club Dead

After disposing of the body, that is later revealed to have been an assailant aiming for Sookie killed by Bubba, the duo head out for another night in Club Dead, where Sookie meets her friend Tara Thornton as another vampire's escort.

Jimmy Gunn

In 1969, he teamed with All-Americans Al Cowlings and Charlie Weaver, and the late Tody Smith and Bubba Scott to form a defensive front that powered the Trojans to 10-0-1 record and a win over the University of Michigan in the 1970 Rose Bowl.

Kirbyville, Texas

Ernest "Bubba" Bean graduated from Kirbyville High School in 1971 and was a standout running back at Texas A&M University as well as with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.

Lampasas, Texas

Ricky Smith and his nephew Clinton "Bubba" Smith from Storage Wars: Texas.

Len Lacy

Edgerton L. "Bubba" Henry, a Democrat from Jonesboro, the seat of Jackson Parish, defeated Lacy in the 1967 primary, and in 1972, Henry began an eight-year stint as the Speaker of the Louisiana House.

Louis Lambert

The disappointed Fitzmorris and three other major Democratic gubernatorial candidates all endorsed Treen: Secretary of State Paul J. Hardy, originally from St. Martinville, state Senator Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton, Jr., of Lafayette, and outgoing House Speaker Edgerton L. "Bubba" Henry of Jonesboro in Jackson Parish in north Louisiana.

Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love

# "The Old Rugged Cross" (Traditional, arr. by Tim Akers, Bubba Smith, Glen Campbell) - (3:56)

Paula's Party

Almost all of Paula's family have appeared on the show: sons Jamie Deen and Bobby Deen, husband Michael Groover, daughter-in-law Brooke Deen, grandson Jack Deen, brother Bubba Hiers (owner of Uncle Bubba's Oyster House), and ex-husband Jimmy Deen.

Pink flasher

The species is named in honor of Dr. Kent E. Carpenter of Old Dominion University, who was the principal collector of the type specimens.

South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1998

Bubba was quickly elevated to celebrity status in South Carolina and was even adored by Gamecock fans when he made appearances at Williams-Brice Stadium for USC football games.

The Dudley Brothers

In early 2007, actor Steve Schirripa appeared alongside Bubba Ray (renamed "Brother Ray") and D-Von (renamed "Brother Devon") in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was depicted as a distant relative of the Dudley family.

The Jeff Dunham Show

Sweet Daddy Dee tries to understand Civil War reenactments, Achmed records his own ringtones, Walter tries to get a vacation for his wife for their anniversary, and Bubba J tries to "drunk-proof" a family's home.

Wallace State Community College

Lester "Bubba" Carpenter, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the First District of Mississippi

Where's Huddles?

Other characters included Ed's wife Marge Huddles (voiced by Jean Vander Pyl, also the voice of Wilma Flintstone), their rather jovial if acerbic neighbor Claude Pertwee (voiced by Paul Lynde) who tended to refer to Ed and Bubba as "savages" {Pertwee's only friend is a spoiled cat named "Beverley"}; their teammate Freight Train (voiced by Herb Jeffries), and their daughter Pom-Pom.