William "Bill" Arthur Carr (October 24, 1909 – January 14, 1966) was an American athlete and double Olympic champion in 1932. Called the "Arkansas flyer," Carr never lost a race during his college and Olympic career. Early life and education Carr was born and raised in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. His parents were Ann Holmes and William L. Carr, a traveling salesman with the Mann-Tankersley Drug Co. He received his elementary school education at Lakeside School in Pine Bluff. He attended Pine Bluff High School in 1925. In his freshman year, he joined the track team because he was too small for basketball or football. He demonstrated skill at jumping, but he broke both ankles leaping over a bar and had resign late in the season. Carr was recruited back to the high school track team in 1927. He received national attention at the spring state meet in Arkandelphia for his record–making high jump of 6.75 feet and a long jump of 21 feet 4 inches. In addition to winning those two events, he came in second at the 100-yard sprint and 220-yard sprint. In a prior track meet, he had already matched the Arkansas record in the 100-yard event. As a result, national sports writers were calling him the top high school track star in the United States. A local banker convinced Carr to enroll in the Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania for 1928 in preparation for an Ivy League college. There, he was coached by Jimmy Curran. While he was at Mercersburg, they won the annual inter-scholastic track meet to become state champions. Carr was the Pennsylvania champion in the 100-meter sprint, the 200-meter sprint, and the long jump, setting a state record for the latter. He graduated from Mercersburg in the spring of 1929. Carr was recruited by the University of Pennsylvania and started there in 1929. He was on the track team and served as its co-captain. At Penn, he was a member of the Fraternity of Delta Psi (St. Anthony Hall) and a member of the Sphinx Senior Society. He was president of the sophomore class and received the Golden Spoon as the "most outstanding, all-around student." For three years, he received the Varsity Club scholarship "for scholastic excellence, character and athletic ability." He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1933 with a B.S. in economics. Track and field At the