Hall of Fame
Carmichael came to Cumberland after a successful high school football career in Hazard, KY. He made a significant contribution to Cumberland's team during his freshman season with 1 interception, 13 single tackles and 10 assisted tackles. During his second season, he improved on these numbers by adding a remarkable 6 interceptions on the year with 36 single tackles and 17 assists. In 1987, during his junior year, Carmichael again charted 6 interceptions (one involving a 100 yeard return for a touchdown against Union College) and added 37 single tackles and 12 assists to the overall teams performance and helped capture the Mid-South Confernece Co-Championship title. As a result of his athletic performance during this season, he was named to the All Conference, All NAIA District 32, and the prestigious Kodak All-American teams. In 1998, Carmichael contributed 3 interceptions, 26 single tackles and 6 assists to the teams record 10-0-0 regular season performance and helped lead the team to the Mid-South Conference Championship. Throughout his career at Cumberland Carmichael compiled an impressive record of 16 interceptions, for 427 yards and 3 touchdowns, 112 single tackles and 45 assists for a total of 157 tackles along with a safety and numerous blocked field goal attempts. Carmichael has been employed in Lexington, KY for the past several years but recently returned to his hometown of Hazard, KY.
