While the reason why Cartmell was nicknamed "Bloody Neck" is not entirely known, author Ken Rappoport speculates that it either comes from his use of the term Bloody due to the fact his family came from Cartmel, England, or from the fact that he had a childhood accident where he lost two and a half fingers from his right hand when an ax slipped while he was chopping wood.[6]
Cartmell was a member of the gold medal American medley relay team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was the second runner on the squad, running 200 meters. He followed William Hamilton and was followed by John Taylor and Mel Sheppard. In both the first round heat and the final Cartmell received a lead from Hamilton and built upon it before turning over the race to Taylor. The team won both races, running the 1,600 meters in 3:27.2 in the first round and 3:29.4 in the final. Cartmell's split for the final was 22.2 seconds.[1]
He won the bronze medal in the 200 meter race at the same Games, taking his second medal in the event. In the first round, Cartmell won with a time of 23.0 seconds. The second round resulted in a 22.6-second time and another win. Cartmell placed third in the final with a time of 22.7 seconds.[1]
In the 100 meters, Cartmell placed fourth. He won his first round heat and semifinal with times of 11.0 and 11.2 seconds, respectively. He ran the final in 11.0 seconds.[1]
Anecdote about run-in with policemanedit
While at the 1908 Olympics, Cartmell reportedly got into a fight with a policeman who "thrust himself into [Cartmell's] face and jabbered something". In response, Cartmell took the policeman's hand, pushed him and then ran off knowing that the policeman could not catch him on foot. Later, the police showed up at the hotel where the track team for the U.S. team was staying and arrested Charles Hollaway, another member of the team that looked like Cartmell. Cartmell later found out about the mistaken arrest and tried to do something about it, but by the time Cartmell got to the police station Hollaway had already been bailed out and nothing more became of it.[7]
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Bynum Gymnasium, the first home of the North Carolina Tar HeelsCoach Nathaniel Cartmell and the 1910–11 men's basketball team
Cartmell came to UNC in 1909 as a track-and-field coach for the Tar Heels.[8] In 1910, student Marvin Rich along with certain school officials helped lobby to create a varsity basketball squad at UNC.[8] There was no coach for this basketball program, and UNC did not have enough money at the time to hire another full-time coach for this sport.[8] Cartmell was asked to be the first coach even though he did not know much about the sport.[8] Cartmell coached his first college basketball game on January 27, 1910, when UNC's varsity basketball team played in their first intercollegiate basketball game in Bynum Gymnasium against Virginia Christian College, which later became Lynchburg College.[8] The Tar Heels won their first game 42–21.[8] The Tar Heels would end their first season with a 7–4 record.[9]
In 1914, Cartmell was charged with illegally playing dice with known gamblers and was fired after the 1914 season in May.[10][11][12] He would be replaced by Charles Doak.[10]
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Nathaniel John Cartmell January 13 1883 August 23 1967 also known as Nat and Nate was an American athlete who won medals at two editions of the Olympic Games Importantly Nate was on first racially integrated Men s Medley relay team that won Olympic gold medal at the 1908 London Olympics which Nate helped form and featured Nate s fellow University of Pennsylvania alumnus and former teammate Dr 3 John Baxter Taylor Jr the first black athlete in America to win a gold medal in the Olympics 4 Nate is also known for being the first head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels men s basketball team 5 Nathaniel CartmellNathaniel Cartmell at the 1908 OlympicsPersonal informationFull nameNathaniel John CartmellBornJanuary 13 1883Uniontown Kentucky U S DiedAugust 23 1967 aged 84 Forest Hills New York U S Height6 ft 0 in 183 cm Weight157 lb 71 kg SportSportAthleticsEvent100 400 mClubUniversity of PennsylvaniaLouisville YMCAAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 100 m 11 0 1908 200 m 21 5 1907 400 m 50 1 1909 1 2 Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1908 London Medley relay 1904 St Louis 100 m 1904 St Louis 200 m 1908 London 200 m Contents 1 Nickname 2 1904 Summer Olympics 3 1908 Summer Olympics 3 1 Anecdote about run in with policeman 4 North Carolina head coach 5 Later life 5 1 Basketball 6 See also 7 References 7 1 References 7 2 Sources 8 External linksNickname editWhile the reason why Cartmell was nicknamed Bloody Neck is not entirely known author Ken Rappoport speculates that it either comes from his use of the term Bloody due to the fact his family came from Cartmel England or from the fact that he had a childhood accident where he lost two and a half fingers from his right hand when an ax slipped while he was chopping wood 6 1904 Summer Olympics editIn the 1904 Summer Olympics in St Louis Missouri Cartmell won silver medals in both the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter straightaway He also participated in the 60 meters event but was eliminated in the repechage 1 1908 Summer Olympics edit nbsp The members of Men s Medley relay team that won Olympic gold medals at the 1908 London Olympics Left to Right Nate Cartmell University of Pennsylvania alumnus and future track and first basketball coach of University of North Carolina Dr John Taylor athlete University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Class of 1908 first black athlete in America to win a Gold Medal 4 Mel Sheppard and William Hamilton Cartmell was a member of the gold medal American medley relay team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London He was the second runner on the squad running 200 meters He followed William Hamilton and was followed by John Taylor and Mel Sheppard In both the first round heat and the final Cartmell received a lead from Hamilton and built upon it before turning over the race to Taylor The team won both races running the 1 600 meters in 3 27 2 in the first round and 3 29 4 in the final Cartmell s split for the final was 22 2 seconds 1 He won the bronze medal in the 200 meter race at the same Games taking his second medal in the event In the first round Cartmell won with a time of 23 0 seconds The second round resulted in a 22 6 second time and another win Cartmell placed third in the final with a time of 22 7 seconds 1 In the 100 meters Cartmell placed fourth He won his first round heat and semifinal with times of 11 0 and 11 2 seconds respectively He ran the final in 11 0 seconds 1 Anecdote about run in with policeman edit While at the 1908 Olympics Cartmell reportedly got into a fight with a policeman who thrust himself into Cartmell s face and jabbered something In response Cartmell took the policeman s hand pushed him and then ran off knowing that the policeman could not catch him on foot Later the police showed up at the hotel where the track team for the U S team was staying and arrested Charles Hollaway another member of the team that looked like Cartmell Cartmell later found out about the mistaken arrest and tried to do something about it but by the time Cartmell got to the police station Hollaway had already been bailed out and nothing more became of it 7 North Carolina head coach edit nbsp Bynum Gymnasium the first home of the North Carolina Tar Heels nbsp Coach Nathaniel Cartmell and the 1910 11 men s basketball team Cartmell came to UNC in 1909 as a track and field coach for the Tar Heels 8 In 1910 student Marvin Rich along with certain school officials helped lobby to create a varsity basketball squad at UNC 8 There was no coach for this basketball program and UNC did not have enough money at the time to hire another full time coach for this sport 8 Cartmell was asked to be the first coach even though he did not know much about the sport 8 Cartmell coached his first college basketball game on January 27 1910 when UNC s varsity basketball team played in their first intercollegiate basketball game in Bynum Gymnasium against Virginia Christian College which later became Lynchburg College 8 The Tar Heels won their first game 42 21 8 The Tar Heels would end their first season with a 7 4 record 9 In 1914 Cartmell was charged with illegally playing dice with known gamblers and was fired after the 1914 season in May 10 11 12 He would be replaced by Charles Doak 10 Later life editCartmell went on to coach track and sometimes basketball at West Virginia University Princeton University Fordham University Manhattan College and LaSalle Military Academy He also coached track and field and cross country at Penn State from 1923 to 1933 before ending his career at the United States Military Academy in 1956 Recognized as one of the most respected athletes and coaches of his era Nathaniel John Cartmell died in his home in New York City on August 23 1967 13 Cartmell served as the track coach at his alma mater the University of Pennsylvania 14 Basketball edit Statistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason North Carolina Tar Heels Independent 1910 1914 1910 11 North Carolina 7 4 1911 12 North Carolina 4 5 1912 13 North Carolina 4 7 1913 14 North Carolina 10 8 North Carolina 25 24 Total 25 24 15 See also editList of Pennsylvania State University OlympiansReferences editReferences edit a b c d e Nate Cartmell sports reference com Nathaniel Cartmell trackfield brinkster net University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Class of 1908 a b John Taylor Olympedia Retrieved March 5 2021 Nathaniel Cartmell Olympedia Retrieved January 10 2021 Rappoport 2002 p 4 Rappoport 2002 p 5 a b c d e f Powell 2005 p 9 Powell 2005 p 10 a b Powell 2005 p 11 Fat men s run gone but football is still popular The Daily Tar Heel August 19 1985 p 12 Retrieved October 18 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Fat men s run gone but football is still popular The Daily Tar Heel August 19 1985 p 13 Retrieved October 18 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Nathaniel John Cartmell 1883 1967 archives upenn edu Penn State Family at the Olympics psu edu 2007 08 North Carolina men s basketball media guide 2007 p 177 Sources edit Powell Adam 2005 University of North Carolina Basketball Arcadia Publishing ISBN 0 7385 4150 8 Rappoport Ken 2002 Tales from the Tar Heel Locker Room Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1 58261 489 X Charles Doak basketbal 2007 08 North Carolina men s basketball media guide UNC Athletic Communications Archived from the original on October 10 2008 Retrieved September 8 2008 Cook Theodore Andrea 1908 The Fourth Olympiad Being the Official Report London British Olympic Association De Wael Herman 2001 Athletics 1908 Herman s Full Olympians Archived from the original on September 27 2006 Retrieved July 14 2006 Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Retrieved July 14 2006 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nathaniel Cartmell Nathaniel Cartmell at College Basketball at Sports Reference com nbsp Nathaniel Cartmell at Olympedia nbsp Nate Cartmell on databaseOlympics com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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