Bill Carr (American football)
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 29, 1945 Gainesville, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1964–1966 | Florida |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972–1974 | Florida (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1979–1986 | Florida |
| 1993–1997 | Houston |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First-team All-American (1966) First-team All-SEC (1966) University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame |
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William Curtis Carr, III (born November 29, 1945) is an American former college football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American. He later served as the athletic director at the University of Florida and the University of Houston. Carr now works as a college sports consultant.
Carr was born in Gainesville, Florida, the son of a Baptist minister. He grew up in Vero Beach and Pensacola, Florida. Carr attended Pensacola High School, and was a standout high school football player for the Pensacola Tigers. Following his senior season, he was recognized as a first-team all-state selection.
Carr accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he was the center for coach Ray Graves' Florida Gators football team from 1964 to 1966. Carr was the roommate of the Gators' Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Steve Spurrier before Spurrier's marriage in September 1966, and was a team captain his senior year. He was named a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection and a first-team All-American in 1966. Carr and the Gators concluded the 1966 season with a 27–12 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 1967 Orange Bowl.
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