Pete Carlston
 Carlston, circa 1968 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 3, 1911 Fairview, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1992 (aged 81) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| 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
[edit]Carlston lettered at end for the University of Utah from 1931 to 1933, before graduating in 1934.[1]
Early coaching career
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Redskins (Skyline Conference) (1950–1953) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Utah | 3–5 | – | (West) | |||||
| 1951 | Utah | 17–3 | – | 1st (West) | College World Series | ||||
| 1952 | Utah | 8–9 | – | (West) | |||||
| 1953 | Utah | 11–10 | – | (West) | |||||
| Utah: | 39–27 | – | |||||||
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39–27 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Death: 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.
- 1911 births
- 1992 deaths
- American football ends
- Colorado Mesa Mavericks football coaches
- Utah Utes baseball coaches
- Utah Utes football coaches
- Utah Utes football players
- 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 Salt Lake City