Pete Carlston

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.

Pete Carlston
Carlston, circa 1968
Biographical details
Born(1911-02-03)February 3, 1911
Fairview, Utah
DiedApril 27, 1992(1992-04-27) (aged 81)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Alma materUtah (1934)
Playing career
Football
1931–1933Utah
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1937–1938Westminster (UT)
1939–1941Mesa JC (CO)
1946–1949Utah (freshmen)
Basketball
1939–1942Mesa JC (CO)
Baseball
1950–1953Utah
Swimming
1947–1954Utah
Track
1965–1979Utah
Head coaching record
Overall39–27 (baseball)

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]

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References
  1. "Peter LeRoy (Pete) Carlston". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 29, 1992. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. "Men's Basketball Records". Colorado Mesa University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. "Peter L. Carlston (2000) - Hall of Honor". Colorado Mesa University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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