Hendrix College Athletics

Carl Babcock ('61) of Paragould, Ark. was a three-year letterman and served as team captain of the last football team fielded by Hendrix in 1960. Babcock also lettered in track and field three times and won the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference Championships in the 880-yard run once and finished second twice. Babcock began his coaching career at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1963. On April 12, 1973 in his second year as head track and field coach of North Texas State University, Babcock was killed in an automobile accident, ending what would have been a legendary coaching and teaching career. The Carl Babcock Award for Leadership in Athletics is awarded annually by the Hendrix Athletic Advisory Committee to the varsity athlete who has exemplified the ideals of clean and vigorous competition, the pursuit of excellence and dedication to physical health and well-being.