Carl Knowles

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCarl Stanley•Knowles
Used nameCarl•Knowles
Born24 February 1910 in San Diego, California (USA)
Died4 September 1981 in Los Angeles, California (USA)
Measurements188 cm / 75 kg
AffiliationsUniversal Pictures, Los Angeles (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Carl Knowles played for UCLA in the late 20s and early 30s, captaining the team in his senior year He then played for the Universal Studios team which won the final Olympic trials in 1936 and contributed seven members of the 1936 Olympic team. He was several times named as AAU All-America and All-Pacific Coast in the late 30s. After his basketball days ended he worked for Universal Studios, mostly as a grip on movie sets. In his later years he was in ill health much of the time before passing away in 1981.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Basketball (Basketball) USA Carl Knowles
Basketball, Men (Olympic) United States 1 Gold