Carl Cain

Carl Cain
	Cain in 1956
Personal information
Born	August 2, 1934; Freeport, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 2, 2024 (aged 89)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Freeport (Freeport, Illinois)
College	Iowa (1953–1956)
NBA draft	1956: 2nd round
	Selected by the Rochester Royals
Position	Guard
Number	21
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Big Ten (1956); 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (1954, 1955); No. 21 retired by Iowa Hawkeyes;
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing the United States

Carl Cecil Cain (August 2, 1934 – June 2, 2024) was an American basketball player. He was a member of the United States national team that won the Olympic gold medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in Freeport, Illinois, Cain played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

His number was retired by the University of Iowa basketball program. He is an inductee to the Des Moines Register State of Iowa Sports Hall of Fame.