Bill Carr | |
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Gainesville, Florida | November 29, 1945
Playing career | |
1964–1966 | Florida |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1972–1974 | Florida (Asst.) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1979–1986 1993–1997 | Florida (AD) Houston (AD) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards First-team All-American (1966) First-team All-SEC (1966) University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame |
William Curtis Carr, III (born 1945) is a former American college football player. He played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American. He later served as the athletic director at the University of Florida and the University of Houston. Carr now works as a college sports consultant.
Early life[]
Carr was born in Gainesville, Florida, the son of a Baptist minister.[1] He grew up in Vero Beach and Pensacola, Florida.[1] Carr attended Pensacola High School, and was a standout high school football player for the Pensacola Tigers. Following his senior season, he was recognized as a first-team all-state selection.
College years[]
Carr received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he was the center for coach Ray Graves' Florida Gators football team from 1964 to 1966.[1] Carr was the roommate of the Gators' Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Steve Spurrier before Spurrier's marriage in September 1966,[2] and was a team captain his senior year.[3] He was named a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection and a first-team All-American in 1966.[3] Carr and the Gators concluded the 1966 season with a 27–12 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 1967 Orange Bowl.
Carr graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in Spanish in 1968, and was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great."[4]
Professional football and military service[]
The New Orleans Saints selected Carr in the fourth round (106th pick overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.[5] Carr signed with the Saints in 1967,[6] but had to fulfill his military service obligation before he could play.[1] When he returned to the Saints after two years in the U.S. Army, he did not make the final roster cut in the preseason.[1]
Coach, athletic director and consultant[]
Carr returned to his alma mater as a graduate assistant in 1970, earned a master's degree in education in 1971, and served as an assistant football coach under the Gators' new head coach, Doug Dickey, from 1972 to 1974.[3] He became an assistant to athletic director Ray Graves in 1975, and was named the University of Florida's athletic director in 1979 at the age of 33,[1] and, at the time, he was the youngest Division I athletic director in the country. Carr resigned in 1986, and was credited with improving the financial footing of the Florida sports program;[7] he was succeeded by Bill Arnsparger. He later served as athletic director for the University of Houston from 1993 to 1997.[8]
Carr had his own firm, Carr Sports Associates, and provided intercollegiate athletics consultanting and executive personnel searches for coaches and athletic administrators.[9]
See also[]
- 1966 College Football All-America Team
- Florida Gators
- Florida Gators football, 1960–69
- History of the University of Florida
- Houston Cougars
- List of Florida Gators football players
- List of University of Florida alumni
- University Athletic Association
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Jack Hairston, "Bill Carr A Gator, 'Born and Bred,'" Ocala Star Banner, p. 6B (February 9, 1979). Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ↑ Associated Press, "Spurrier Patiently Waits For Pro Football Contract," The Herald-Tribune, p. 16 (March 4, 1967). Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 87, 90, 96, 124, 174, 180 (2011). Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ↑ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ↑ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1967 National Football league Draft. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Two Gator Linemen Sign Saints Pacts," The Palm Beach Post, p. D1 (May 28, 1967). Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Sports People: Carr Resigns at Florida," The New York Times (June 10, 1986). Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ↑ Associated Press, "Sports People: Houston Hires Carr," The New York Times (April 17, 1993). Retrieved June 24, 2010. "Sports People: Gladchuk Leaves B.C. for Houston," The New York Times (July 19, 1997). Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ↑ Carr Sports Associates, Associates, Bill Carr. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
Bibliography[]
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
- McEwen, Tom, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974). ISBN 0-87397-025-X.
- Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196-X.
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