Pete Carroll

Carroll is one of the rare coaches who managed to win big at both the college and pro levels, and his relentlessly upbeat, energetic sideline persona made him instantly recognizable. I always associate him with the dynamic 'Legion of Boom' Seahawks defense and that exhilarating Super Bowl run after the 2013 season. His USC years produced an incredible stretch of dominance, and even when his teams faltered he kept that infectious optimism. He's the kind of coach players seem to genuinely love playing for, and that culture-first approach is what sets him apart for me.

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Pete Carroll (born September 15, 1951) is an American football coach. He is best known for his tenure as head coach of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, whom he led to victory in Super Bowl XLVIII, and for an earlier highly successful run leading the USC Trojans college program. He also served as head coach of the New England Patriots and New York Jets earlier in his career.

Name (English)

Pete Carroll

Name (Japanese)

ピート・キャロル

Reading

ぴーと・きゃろる

Born

September 15, 1951 (age 75)

Origin

San Francisco, California, United States

Occupation

American football player / American football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

University

College of Marin

• Official sitehttps://www.petecarroll.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/petecarroll/
• Xhttps://x.com/PeteCarroll
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete%20Carroll
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1758777

Tags

• From California
• American football player
• American football coach

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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