Bill Carroll (coach)

Bill Carroll
Biographical details
Born	May 1, 1926; Welty, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	December 4, 2009 (aged 83); Okemah, Oklahoma, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1952–1953	Southwestern (KS)
Track and field
1959–1964	Oklahoma
Head coaching record
Overall	2–15–1 (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
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

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

[1] The Southwesterner Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine "Deaths of Friends" Spring 2010, p7

[CBS_Sports-2] 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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