He was born on August 11, 1941, in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Willis and Laura McBride. In 1964 he married the love of his life Judith K. McBride (Meloche), and they had just celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary. They had four wonderful children together. Steven C. McBride (deceased), Timothy B. McBride (Haley), Wendy L. Whiteside (Brent) and Mark D. McBride (Viktorija). Adding to the bunch with 3 beautiful granddaughters, Hanna, Malorie, and Zoey.

Carl grew up in and around Stillwater, Kaw and Ponca City, Ok. He played football, wrestled, and ran track and field for Ponca City High School. George Walker, the middle school wrestling coach, took him under his wing. This started his interest in wrestling, which he immediately excelled at. He won the Oklahoma State Championship title in wrestling, earning himself a scholarship to Michigan State University. While at Michigan State University in Cass Hall, which was the 1st coed dorm, is where he met his beautiful bride, Judy. He eventually went back to Oklahoma and continued wrestling for Oklahoma State University. After graduation he and Judy came back to Michigan to be teachers. Carl very much enjoyed his career teaching physical education and math. He also coached football, cross country, wrestling, track and field and taught driver’s ed. for Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. His career spanned 34 years, and an abundance of friendships were made and cherished from his teaching and coaching years. Many times, after retiring, former student/ athletes and fellow teachers would come to visit him at Glen Lake. Besides his love for teaching and coaching he also enjoyed hunting, fishing, biking and playing cards. In the summer you could find him teaching anyone who was interested in learning to waterski. There are many who learned to waterski from him around Glen Lake. Judy and he moved to the house they built on Glen Lake once retired in 2000 and enjoyed their winters in The Villages, FL. For years he rode his bike around Glen Lake and would stop to chat with people. From his rides, he eventually met enough fellows to start a poker group that met every Tuesday religiously, for years. He treasured this group of men and theirTuesdaynightgames. Amemorial service for Carl is planned on July 11, 2026, at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W. MacFarlane Rd., Glen Arbor MI, 49636, at 11am, with a luncheon immediately following. Live stream https:// www.youtube.com/@glenlakechurch. In lieu of flowers please consider sending a donation in Carl’s name to either Walled Lake United Wrestling Booster Club, 2516 Massena St. Commerce Twp. MI 48382 (this is Walled Lake Central and Northern’s team combined) or Walled Lake Western Wrestling Team, 600 Beck Rd. Walled Lake, MI 48390. Carl coached at both high schools for extended periods of time over his career at Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. Please also consider the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy as neuropathy changed the dynamics of his life from being such an active person.