Pete Carroll

Peter "Pete" Carroll (born September 15, 1951 in San Francisco, California) has been the head coach of the University of Southern California football team since 2001, and has led the team to the AP National Championship in 2003 (LSU won the BCS National Championship) and both the AP and BCS National Championships in 2004, including a 55-19 trouncing of the Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game. Carroll is generally considered one of the best head coaches in the college ranks, as well as one of the sport's top recruiters.

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September 15 - 1951 - San Francisco, California - University of Southern California football - 2001 - 2003 - LSU - BCS - 2004 - Oklahoma Sooners - Orange Bowl

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Going into the 2005 season, Carroll is 42-9 as a Head Coach at USC, for a winning percentage of .823, including winning 33 of the last 34 games

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Carroll was formerly the head coach of the New York Jets and the New England Patriots in the National Football League.

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New York Jets - New England Patriots - National Football League

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He is married and has three children.

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