James Emmett CARR

Jimmy Carr came from a family of 16 siblings to become the youngest ever American Olympic wrestler when he competed in the 1972 Olympics as a high school junior, at age 17. Carr had actually competed at the 1971 World Championships when he was only 16. He biggest title came in 1973 when he won the Midlands Tournament, a top US invitational. He wrestled for the University of Kentucky, making All-American in 1977 when he placed fifth at the NCAAs. Carr accomplished all this despite almost losing his right leg to a staph infection when he was a child. Of his eight brothers, all became wrestlers, with five of them becoming college All-Americans, led by Nate Carr, a three-time NCAA champion for Iowa State who competed for the USA at the 1988 Olympics.