Jerry Tarr

Jerry Tarr
Date of birth	August 27, 1939 (1939-08-27) (age 72)
Place of birth	Bakersfield, California
Position(s)	WR
College	Oregon
AFL Draft	1962 / Round 17
Career highlights
Honors	U of Oregon Athletic HOF Oregon Sports HOF
Stats
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Teams
1962	AFL Denver Broncos

Gerald LaVern Tarr (born August 27, 1939 in Bakersfield, California) is a former collegiate and professional American football player who played in one AFL season (1962) for the Denver Broncos. Tarr was also a successful college track and field athlete.

Tarr attended the University of Oregon, where he was a two-sport athlete in football and track. In track, Tarr was a member of Oregon's 4 x 110 yard relay team with Mike Gaechter, Harry Jerome, and Mel Renfro, which set a world record in 1962.

Tarr's main event, however, was the 120-yard hurdles. He was the first athlete to win back-to-back NCAA titles in the high hurdles in 1961 and 1962, and in doing so, helped Oregon win its first ever NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship in 1962.^[1]

Like his relay mates Renfro and Gaechter, Tarr decided to play professional football rather than continue his track career. He played one season with the Denver Broncos of the AFL.

Tarr is a member of the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.

See also

• Other American Football League players

References

1. ^ "Jerry Tarr". GoDucks.com. http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=249073. Retrieved 2007-10-05. 

Persondata
Name	Tarr, Jerry
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	August 27, 1939
Place of birth	Bakersfield, California
Date of death
Place of death