| Bill Carroll | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | College football |
| Current position | |
| Team | Southwestern College (Kansas) |
| Biographical details | |
| Died | December 4, 2009[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952-1953 | Southwestern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2-15-1 (0.13889) |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
Bill Carroll was a sports figure in the United States and is best known from his accomplishments as a pole vaulter and later coach of the Track & Field and Cross Country teams at the University of Oklahoma.[2]
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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]
Carroll was the 14th head football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and held that position 2 seasons for 1952 and 1953. His coaching record at Southwestern was 2 wins, 15 losses, and 1 tie. This ranks him 26th at Southwestern in total wins and 26th at Southwestern in total winning percentage (as of completion of the 2007 season).[10]
Carroll was an assistant and later head coach at the University of Oklahoma for the Track & Field and Cross Country teams from 1959 until 1964.[2]
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