Pete Carroll
Peter Clay Carroll (born September 15, 1951) is an American football executive and former coach who is an advisor for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the head football coach at the University of Southern California (USC) from 2001 to 2009 and the head coach of the Seahawks from 2010 to 2023. Carroll is the third and most recent head coach to win a college football national championship and a Super Bowl along with Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer.[2]
For other people with the same name, see Peter Carroll (disambiguation).Seattle Seahawks
Senior Advisor and executive vice president
September 15, 1951
San Francisco, California, U.S.
170–120–1 (.586)
11–11 (.500)
NCAA: 83–19 (.814)[1]
NFL: 181–131–1 (.580)
Beginning his head coaching career on the professional level, Carroll saw minimal success with the New York Jets in 1994 and the New England Patriots from 1997 to 1999. Shifting to college football with USC, he revitalized the struggling program into a top-ranked contender, winning seven consecutive conference championships and two consecutive AP National Championships. He also won a BCS national championship in 2004, although the title was later vacated.
Carroll's collegiate success prompted an NFL return in 2010 when he was hired as the head coach of Seattle. In 14 seasons under Carroll, the Seahawks qualified for the playoffs 10 times, clinched their division five times, made two consecutive Super Bowl appearances, and won the franchise's first championship in Super Bowl XLVIII. The team's Legion of Boom defense also led the league in scoring defense for four consecutive seasons during his tenure.[3] Following the 2023 season, Carroll stepped down as head coach to take an executive position with the Seahawks.
Early life[edit]
Carroll was born on September 15, 1951, in San Francisco, California,[4] the son of Rita (née Ban) and James Edward "Jim" Carroll. Two of his paternal great-grandparents were Irish immigrants, and his Croatian maternal grandparents emigrated from around the region of Šibenik. He was raised in Greenbrae, California, and attended Greenbrae School.[4] Carroll attended Redwood High School in Larkspur, California.[4]
He was a multi-sport star in football (playing quarterback, wide receiver, and defensive back), basketball, and baseball, earning the school's Athlete of the Year honors as a senior in 1969. He was inducted into the charter class of the Redwood High School Athletic Hall of Fame in April 2009.[5][6]
Carroll has worked under ten head coaches:
Sixteen of Carroll's assistant coaches became NFL or NCAA head coaches:
Seven of Carroll's executives became general managers in the NFL: