Henry Carr, a two-time 1964 Olympic track and field champion, died of cancer at age 72 last week.
Carr, then 21, won the Tokyo 1964 Olympic 200m in a then-Olympic record 20.3 seconds. He then helped the U.S. 4x400m team to gold, breaking the world record by 1.5 seconds..
Carr was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round in 1965 and played three seasons as a defensive back.
“Winning the Olympics was more of a personal, individual achievement,” Carr said in 1966, according to The Associated Press. “I think football is even more of an achievement for me.