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.
 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) |
Playing career
editCarlston lettered at end for the University of Utah from 1931 to 1933, before graduating in 1934.[1]
Early coaching career
editCarlston 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
editCarlston 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 | – | |||||||
| Total: | 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.