player_team death_date death_place coach_years birth_place player_positions overall_record player_years coach_team championships awards sport birth_date admin_years article_title name admin_team
mercer university 5 march 2011 gainesville , florida 1956 1964 1965 & ndash ; 1976 1976 1980 & ndash ; 1962 1962 & ndash ; eatonton , georgia basketball track and field 161 & ndash ; 11 -lrb- .936 -rrb- 1952 & ndash ; 1956 druid u.s. olympic team -lrb- asst. -rrb- u.s. olympic team hills high school furman university university of florida southern conference outdoor -lrb- 1962 , 1963 -rrb- southeastern conference indoor conference -lrb- 1975 , 1976 -rrb- indoor -lrb- 1962 , 1963 -rrb- southern georgia ; 1962 -rrb- florida sports hall of fame -lrb- 1980 coach -rrb- georgia sports hall of fame -lrb- 1984 -rrb- ustfccca of hall of fame -lrb- 1998 -rrb- usa track & field the hall of fame -lrb- 2008 -rrb- university of florida athletic year hall of fame -lrb- 1957 & ndash track and field 29 november 1934 1980 & ndash ; 1984 jimmy carnes
 jimmy carnes u.s. track & field fed 'n -lrb- pres. -rrb-
jimmy carnes

james jerome carnes -lrb- november 29 , 1934 -- march 5 , 2011 -rrb- was an american track and field athlete , coach and administrator .
a successful coach at the high school , college and international levels , carnes compiled a 161 -- 11 career dual meet record , highlighted by four college conference championships and six state high school championships .
he was the head coach of the u.s. olympic track & field team and the florida gators track and field team , the founder of the florida track club , and a member of the u.s. track & field hall of fame .
