(born Aug. 27, 1939) Gerald LaVern 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 itles 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.

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 in 1962.

This Oregon Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1982 inductee was also a 1992 inductee of the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame.