Henry Carr

Henry Carr
Carr (center) during the 1964 Olympics
nation	United States
birthday	November 27, 1941
date of death	May 29, 2015
Career
discipline	sprint
Medal table
Olympic games 2 × 0 × 0 ×
Olympic games gold Tokyo 1964 200 m gold Tokyo 1964 4 × 400 m relay

Henry Carr
Position (s): Defensive Back	Jersey number (s): 28
born November 27, 1941 in Montgomery , Alabama
died on May 29, 2015 in Griffin , Georgia
Career information
Active : 1965 - 1967
NFL Draft : 1965 / Round: 4 / Pick: 43
AFL Draft : 1965 / Round: Red Shirt Rd 3 / Pick: 21 (by the Kansas City Chiefs )
College : Arizona State
Teams
New York Giants ( 1965 - 1967 )
Career statistics
Interceptions	7th
Touchdowns	1
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
No notable successes

Henry Joseph Carr (born November 27, 1941 in Montgomery , Alabama , † May 29, 2015 in Griffin , Georgia ) was an American sprinter and Olympic champion .

athletics

Carr was one of the strongest runners in the 1960s. He was an extraordinary sprinter in high school before becoming a star during his undergraduate studies at Arizona State University . He won three national titles, set new world records over 200 meters, 220 yards and 4 times 440 yards. In 1963 he won the NCAA championship over 200 meters and in the same year set a new world record over 200 meters in 20.4 seconds and one over 220 yards in 20.3 seconds. In 1964 he increased his performance again and set a new world record over 220 yards in 20.2 seconds. In 1963 and 1964, he led the world rankings over 200 meters.

At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he won the gold medal in the 200-meter run , ahead of his compatriot Paul Drayton and Edwin Roberts from Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the team gold medal in the 4-by-400-meter relay , together with Ollan Cassell , Mike Larrabee and Ulis Williams , ahead of teams from the UK and Trinidad and Tobago.

American football

After serving as a sprinter, he played defensive back American football for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the 1965 NFL Draft by the Giants in the fourth round as the 43rd player. Between 1965 and 1967 he was used in 37 games in the regular season , but never ran as a starter . He scored a touchdown (after an interception ) in the NFL.

Private life

Carr was married and had two daughters and a son. He belonged to the Jehovah's Witness community and died on May 29, 2015 at the age of 73 of complications from cancer.

Web links

• Henry Carr in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• ASU, Olympic track champion Henry Carr dies at 73
• Profile at nfl.com (English)
• Statistics in American football at pro-football-reference.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Henry Carr Obituary. Memorial page of the Carr family on conner-westburyfuneralhome.com (accessed June 8, 2015).
2. ^ Jeff Metcalfe: ASU, Olympic track champion Henry Carr dies at 73. In: azcentral.com. The Arizona Republic, June 2, 2015, accessed June 3, 2015 : "Henry Carr, Arizona State's first Olympic track gold medalist and a member of the National Track & Field Hall of Fame, died of cancer at age 73 in Griffin, Ga. " 
3. ^ Henry Carr, track gold medalist, Giants DB, dies at age 73. In: foxsports.com. FOX Sports, June 2, 2015, accessed June 3, 2015 : "Henry Carr, an Olympic track gold medalist from Arizona State who went on to play defensive back for the New York Giants, died Friday, May 29, in Griffin, Ga. He was 73. " 
4. ^ ^{A b} Richard Goldstein: Henry Carr, Gold Medalist and Then a Giant, Dies at 73. In: The New York Times, June 7, 2015 (English, accessed June 8, 2015).
5. ↑ Nick Zaccardi: Henry Carr, 1964 Olympic 200m champion, this at 72. In: olympictalk.nbcsports.com. NBC, June 3, 2015, accessed June 3, 2015 : "Carr was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round in 1965 and played three seasons as a defensive back."