Pete Carlston Explained

Pete Carlston
Birth Date:3 February 1911
Birth Place:Fairview, Utah, U.S.
Death Place:Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Alma Mater:Utah (1934)
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1931–1933
Player Team2:Utah
Player Positions:End
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1937–1938
Coach Team2:Westminster (UT)
Coach Years3:1939–1941
Coach Team3:Mesa JC (CO)
Coach Years4:1946–1949
Coach Team4:Utah (freshmen)
Coach Sport5:Basketball
Coach Years6:1939–1942
Coach Team6:Mesa JC (CO)
Coach Sport7:Baseball
Coach Years8:1950–1953
Coach Team8:Utah
Coach Sport9:Swimming
Coach Years10:1947–1954
Coach Team10:Utah
Coach Sport11:Track
Coach Years12:1965–1979
Coach Team12:Utah
Overall Record: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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Death: Peter LeRoy (Pete) Carlston . . . April 29, 1992 . April 24, 2019 .
  2. Web site: Men's Basketball Records. Colorado Mesa University Athletics. April 24, 2019.
  3. Web site: Peter L. Carlston (2000) - Hall of Honor. Colorado Mesa University Athletics. April 24, 2019.