He also sponsored various sporting events, the Emsley Carr Mile being named in his honour some years after his death.
Roy Carr | Emily Carr | Milwaukee Mile | Mile End | The Green Mile | Royal Mile | John Dickson Carr | Bob Carr | Three Mile Island accident | Alan Carr | Nicholas G. Carr | Nicholas Carr | nautical mile | mile run | Golden Mile | The Green Mile (film) | Roger Carr | Oba Carr | Miracle Mile | Mile High | mile | Magnificent Mile | Liz Carr | Jimmy Carr | Ian Carr | Breeders' Cup Mile | Three Mile Island | Six Mile Run, New Jersey | Robert Carr | One-Mile Telescope |
Mile run contests remain a key feature of many annual track and field meetings, with long-running series such as the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games, Dream Mile at the Bislett Games, the British Emsley Carr Mile, and the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic being among the most prominent.