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The first New Englander to throw the shot put over 60 feet and the holder of most every New England shot put record, Carl J. Wallin was elected to the Hall of Fame for his achievements in the sport of track.
His extraordinary accomplishments brought national recognition to himself and Northeastern. Not only is he renowned as New England's greatest shot putter, but was a fine 35-pound weight, hammer and discus man as well. He went on to be assistant track coach at Dartmouth in 1968 and considered one of the nation's authorities in the throwing events.
In his junior year of 1964, and senior year, 1965, he was elected to the All America track teams. As a junior, he took a third in the NCAA shot put and as a senior, a second. In his senior season, he won both the indoor and outdoor IC4A titles. His AAU records and titles are too numerous to list. Wallin's best throw was a 61'6 1/2" effort. In between going undefeated in the shot put in 48 consecutive indoor and outdoor dual meets, he took time out to win a football letter in 1964. As a member of the United States touring track team, he competed all over Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.
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