Slip Carr
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Edwin William "Slip" Carr (9 June 1899 – 3 July 1971) was a rugby union
player who represented Australia
, an Australian 100 and 200 metre sprinter, and Olympic team member at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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. Carr absconded four times to enlist in the armed forces, WWI, eventually travelling to the middle east where he contracted malaria and was repatriated. He was a Captain in eastern command in WWII and bitterly resented not being permitted to join the 'men at the front'.
played rugby for Australia, his other brother Leo played representative tennis for N.S.W. and was a Captain engineer in the R.A.N. who developed patented mechanical devices to the drive advantage of Australian naval vessels, being awarded the O.B.E.. His son Edwin Carr competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics as well as at the Commonwealth Games. Edwin became a surgeon who gave his time to the Australian army medical corps with repeating tours to Vietnam.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who represented Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, an Australian 100 and 200 metre sprinter, and Olympic team member at the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
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Early life
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, he attended Sydney Grammar SchoolSydney Grammar School
Sydney Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, selective, day school for boys, located in Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, all suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
. Carr absconded four times to enlist in the armed forces, WWI, eventually travelling to the middle east where he contracted malaria and was repatriated. He was a Captain in eastern command in WWII and bitterly resented not being permitted to join the 'men at the front'.
Rugby union career
Carr, a wing, claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.Athletic career
Known for his speed Carr was nicknamed 'Slippery', shortened to 'Slip'. He was selected to represent Australia in the 100 and 200 metre events at the 1924 Olympic games, and was chosen to be the country's first flag bearer. As an active rugby player, he sustained two broken ankles which he carried to his representative duties at these Olympics. Subsequently, he determined to remain in Europe and pursued the best sprinters for ninety nine wins from one hundred and two starts. He returned to Australia after winning the Duke of Edinburgh's Cup which was awarded to him by the then Prince of Wales. Carr died in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia on 3 July 1971.Notable relatives
Carr's eldest brother ErnestErnie Carr
Ernest Thomas A. "Ernie" Carr was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Carr, a wing, was born in Brisbane, Queensland on 13 March 1890 but moved to Sydney, New South Wales....
played rugby for Australia, his other brother Leo played representative tennis for N.S.W. and was a Captain engineer in the R.A.N. who developed patented mechanical devices to the drive advantage of Australian naval vessels, being awarded the O.B.E.. His son Edwin Carr competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics as well as at the Commonwealth Games. Edwin became a surgeon who gave his time to the Australian army medical corps with repeating tours to Vietnam.