Bill Carroll
Biographical details
Born(1926-05-01)May 1, 1926
Welty, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 2009(2009-12-04) (aged 83)
Okemah, Oklahoma, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1952–1953Southwestern (KS)
Track and field
1959–1964Oklahoma
Head coaching record
Overall2–15–1 (football)

William Morris Carroll (May 1, 1926 – December 4, 2009)[1] was an American pole vaulter and later coach of the track and field and cross country teams at the University of Oklahoma.[2]

Athletic career

Carroll was a world-ranked pole vaulter at the University of Oklahoma. He was the number 7 pole vaulter in the world in 1949, and moved up to the number six position in 1950.[3] Those same years, he was ranked sixth and then fifth in the US.[4] Carroll tied for second place at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in 1949 with a height of 14 feet.[5]

Carroll also enjoyed success as a high school athlete, winning the Oklahoma state high school championship in 1944.[6] While competing in collete, he set the record at the 1950 Kansas Relays[7] with a vault of 14 feet 5 inches[8] and set the record for the Big 7 Outdoor championship.[9]

Coaching career

Southwestern

Carroll was the 14th head football coach at the Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, serving for seasons, from 1952 to 1953, compiling a record of 2–15–1.[10]

Oklahoma

Carroll was an assistant and later head coach at the University of Oklahoma for the track and field and cross country teams from 1959 until 1964.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Southwestern Moundbuilders (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1952–1953)
1952 Southwestern 1–7–1 0–4–1 6th
1953 Southwestern 1–8 0–5 6th
Southwestern: 2–15–1 0–9–1
Total: 2–15–1

References

  1. ^ The Southwesterner Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine "Deaths of Friends" Spring 2010, p7
  2. ^ a b CBS Sports Archived April 4, 2019, at the Wayback Machine 2007 University of Oklahoma Track & Field Guide, p118
  3. ^ Track & Field News Archived February 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine All-Time World Rankings--Men's Pole Vault
  4. ^ Track & Field News Archived December 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine All-Time US Rankings--Men's Pole Vault
  5. ^ Men's NCAA Jumps Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ OKLAHOMA TRACK COACHES ASSOCIATION Archived December 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Boys Track and Field Individual State Champions
  7. ^ Los Angeles Times "Eight Marks Fall in Kansas Relays" April 23, 1950
  8. ^ Prescott Evening Courier "Sports in Brief" April 24, 1950
  9. ^ St. Petersburg Times "Missouri Takes Big 7 Crown" May 22, 1949
  10. ^ Southwestern College - Winfield, Kansas Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Football records
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