Laurence "Larry" Anthony McCarren (born November 9, 1951 in Park Forest, Illinois

Park Forest, Illinois

Park Forest is a village located south of Chicago in Cook County and Will County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 23,462...

) is a former American football

American football

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 center who played for twelve seasons in the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 with the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

. 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. He played in two NFL Pro Bowl

Pro Bowl

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s in 1982 and 1983. He was inducted in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame

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 in 1992.

In 1988 McCarren became the main sports anchor and sports director

Sports Director

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 of Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisconsin

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's WFRV-TV

WFRV-TV

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 (Channel 5), and has remained in that position since then. He hosts "Larry McCarren's Locker Room

Larry McCarren's Locker Room

Larry McCarren's Locker Room is a live talk show hosted by WFRV-TV sports director and former Green Bay Packer Larry McCarren. Every week during football season, Larry hosts a Packers player...

" 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

Jim Irwin (sportscaster)

Jim Irwin was a longtime sportscaster at WTMJ Radio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is probably best known as the radio voice of the Green Bay Packers for 30 years. Jim worked with former Packer Lionel Aldridge, and was then paired for 20 seasons with former Packer Max McGee...

 and Max McGee

Max McGee

William Max McGee was a professional football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1954-67. He served as the team's punter during a few years of his career. McGee may be best known for his performance during the first Super Bowl game. Prior to his NFL career, he played college...

 in 1995, and has been teamed with play by play voice Wayne Larrivee

Wayne Larrivee

Wayne Larrivee is an American sportscaster, who is the radio play-by-play voice of the Green Bay Packers and football and basketball play-by-play voice for the Big Ten Network.-Early life and career:...

 on radio broadcasts since 1999. He was named the Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year in 1994, 1996, 2002, and 2007 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

External links

• McCarren Biography on WFRV