Carter was voted Bowler of the Year six times (1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960 and 1962), led the famed Budweisers team, and helped the PBA start strong. While Hank Marino was voted "Bowler of the Half Century" (1900-50) in 1951, Carter was voted the "Greatest Bowler of All Time" in a 1970 Bowling Magazine poll.