| Date of birth: | November 9, 1951 |
| Place of birth: | Park Forest, Illinois |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Center |
| College: | Illinois |
| NFL Draft: | 1973 / Round: 12 / Pick 308 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1973-1984 | Green Bay Packers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Pro Bowls: | 2 |
| Honors: | Packers Hall of Fame |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Laurence "Larry" Anthony McCarren (born November 9, 1951 in Park Forest, Illinois) is a former American football center who played for twelve seasons in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers. He earned the nickname the "Rock" after he started 162 consecutive games, which is the team's fourth longest consecutive games start streak as of May 2008.[1] He played in two NFL Pro Bowls in 1982 and 1983.[1] He was inducted in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1992.[1]
In 1988 McCarren became the main sports anchor and sports director of Green Bay's WFRV-TV (Channel 5), and has remained in that position since then. He hosts "Larry McCarren's Locker Room" during the NFL season, which includes player interviews, highlights, and breakdowns of game film. McCarren began as a color commentator and game analyst on the "Packers Radio Network" with Jim Irwin and Max McGee in 1995, and has been teamed with play by play voice Wayne Larrivee on radio broadcasts since 1999.[1] He was named the Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year in 1994, 1996, 2002, and 2007 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.[1]