Pete Carlston
Appearance
![]() Carlston, circa 1968 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Fairview, Utah | February 3, 1911
Died | April 27, 1992 Salt Lake City, Utah | (aged 81)
Alma mater | Utah (1934) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1931–1933 | Utah |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1937–1938 | Westminster (UT) |
1939–1941 | Mesa JC (CO) |
1946–1949 | Utah (freshmen) |
Basketball | |
1939–1942 | Mesa JC (CO) |
Baseball | |
1950–1953 | Utah |
Swimming | |
1947–1954 | Utah |
Track | |
1965–1979 | Utah |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 39–27 (baseball) |
Peter LeRoy Carlston (February 3, 1911 – April 27, 1992) was an American football, basketball, baseball, golf, swimming, wrestling, and track and field coach. He also served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Playing career
Carlston lettered at end for the University of Utah from 1931 to 1933, before graduating in 1934.[1]
Early coaching career
Carlston served as a football coach at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah and Mesa Junior College in Colorado, as well as serving as Mesa's head men's basketball coach.[2]
Utah baseball
Carlston was the head baseball coach at his alma mater, the University of Utah, from 1950 to 1953. His 1951 squad placed third at the 1951 College World Series.[3]
References
- ^ "Peter LeRoy (Pete) Carlston". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 29, 1992. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Records". Colorado Mesa University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Peter L. Carlston (2000) - Hall of Honor". Colorado Mesa University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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Categories:
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- Colorado Mesa Mavericks football coaches
- Utah Utes baseball coaches
- Utah Utes football coaches
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- Utah Utes swimming coaches
- Utah Utes track and field coaches
- Westminster Parsons football coaches
- College golf coaches in the United States
- Sportspeople from Salt Lake City
- People from Sanpete County, Utah
- Players of American football from Utah