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Pete Carroll is the head coach and executive vice president for the Seattle Seahawks. He started his coaching career in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills as the defensive back coach in 1984. He led a similar role for the Minnesota Vikings from 1985 to 1989 before joining the New York Jets as a defensive coordinator (1990-1993).
In 2013, Carroll led the Seahawks to their first and only Super Bowl win since defeating the Denver Broncos 43-8. With the win, he became the third oldest coach to win the Super Bowl.
Carroll started his career as a head coach with the Jets(1994) but was fired a year later after they had a losing record of 6-10. In 1997, the New England Patriots hired him as their head coach.
The Patriots were the leaders in the AFC East division in 1997, but the next two years were disastrous. The Patriots ranked fourth in their division for the next two seasons, and Patriots owner Robert Kraft unwillingly had to fire him. Pete Carroll has a 27-21 record in the regular season with the Patriots.
After leaving the Patriots, he took a break from the NFL. The USC Trojans approached him for the position of head coach, which he led from 2000 to 2009. He had a successful tenure with them winning 67 of the 74 games and also winning two championship games.
He joined Barry Switzer and Jimmy Johnson as the only coaches to win both an NCAA championship and a Super Bowl.
Pete Carroll became the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks in 2010 and became their eighth head coach. He is the current head coach of the Seahawks and has entered his 13th season. The Seahawks have played two consecutive Super Bowl games under his leadership in 2013 and 2014.
Pete Carroll has a 119-73-1 record with the Seahawks. He signed a five-year extension in 2020 and is under contract through the 2025 season.
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#Update: Pete Carroll was fired by the Seattle Seahawks in January 2024. He will serve as an advisor for the franchise going forward as the NFC West franchise aims to compete with a new head coach.
Early life of Pete Carroll
Pete Carroll was born in San Francisco, California on September 15, 1951. Carroll attended Redwood High School in Larkspur, California, where he excelled in different sports such as football, basketball, and baseball.
In his early football career, he played quarterback, wide receiver, and defensive back and was inducted into the Redwood High School Athletic Hall of Fame in April 2009.
He played college football for the College of Marin and the University of the Pacific. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1973.
Carroll, who is 5'2" and weighs 110 lbs., tried out for the Honolulu Hawaiians of the World Football League at their training camp in Riverside after graduating but was unsuccessful owing to shoulder issues and his small height. He got married to Glena Goranson in 1976 and has been with her since then.
