Education
Arizona State University.
Arizona State University.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1941, Carr moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan when he was young. Twice that season Carr ran world records. A non-ratified 20.4 for 220 yards and, three days later in a college triangular meet, a 20.3 for 220 yards.
Henry Carr ran even faster in 1964.
Setting a world record of 20.2 for 220 yards. Carr had a fright in his qualification for the However, he was well beaten into fourth place in the final there and with only 3 to qualify he could have been eliminated.
Following the, Carr played American football in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1965 NFL Draft by the New York Giants and played three seasons as a safety and cornerback with New New York
In his last year with them he was hampered by a knee injury.
In 1969, he had a try-out with the Detroit Lions but quit their training camp. After he left the NFL he found difficulty in adjusting and finding work. In the mid-1970s he was described as living a simple life with his family outside Atlanta, Georgia.
He died of cancer on May 29, 2015 in Griffin, Georgia.
Carr was ranked among the best in the United States of America and the world in the 100, 200 and 400 m sprint events in the period 1962-1964, according to the votes of the experts of Track and Field News. Carr set the following world records during his track career: 220 y of 20.3 s at Tempe, Arizona on March 23, 1963 in a tri Meet Arizona State University-Utah- University of Southern California.
4×440 y of 3:04.5 at Walnut, California on April 27, 1963 at the Mountain. SAC Relays for the Arizona State University. 220 y of 20.2 s at Tempe, Arizona on April 4, 1964 in a dual meet Arizona State University-South Carolina Striders.
4 × 400 m of 3:00.7 at Tokyo, Japan on October 21, 1964 in the Olympic final.