Chuck Carroll
Encyclopedia
Chuck Carroll was an American football
player from Washington.
He played for Garfield High School and earned 17 varsity letter
s while there. He would be given the title of Garfield Athlete of the First Half of the Century in 1950. He attended the University of Washington
(UW) where during his junior year, in a game against the school's rival (Washington State University
), he was part of two thirds of the tackles while also rushing for 136 yards. After scoring 15 touchdowns that year, a school record, he was named to the first-team All Coast and second-team All American.
His senior year he had six touchdowns against the College of Puget Sound (now University of Puget Sound
), scoring 36 of the team's 40 points, a UW record for points in a game by a single player. He played for all but six minutes of the 1928 season's six conference games. Stanford's
coach, Pop Warner
, said he had never seen "a greater football player." Carroll would go on to earn a place in the College Football Hall of Fame
, the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame
, and was the first inductee to the University of Washington Husky Football Hall of Fame. His jersey, No. 2, was retired when he graduated from the University of Washington.
After his football career he went into law, going back to the UW for law school. He was a prosecuting attorney in King County, Washington
and a judge advocate in the military during World War II
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player from Washington.
He played for Garfield High School and earned 17 varsity letter
Varsity letter
A varsity letter is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its winner was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met.- Description :...
s while there. He would be given the title of Garfield Athlete of the First Half of the Century in 1950. He attended the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
(UW) where during his junior year, in a game against the school's rival (Washington State University
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...
), he was part of two thirds of the tackles while also rushing for 136 yards. After scoring 15 touchdowns that year, a school record, he was named to the first-team All Coast and second-team All American.
His senior year he had six touchdowns against the College of Puget Sound (now University of Puget Sound
University of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States...
), scoring 36 of the team's 40 points, a UW record for points in a game by a single player. He played for all but six minutes of the 1928 season's six conference games. Stanford's
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
coach, Pop Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner , most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American football player and coach...
, said he had never seen "a greater football player." Carroll would go on to earn a place in the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
, the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
, and was the first inductee to the University of Washington Husky Football Hall of Fame. His jersey, No. 2, was retired when he graduated from the University of Washington.
After his football career he went into law, going back to the UW for law school. He was a prosecuting attorney in King County, Washington
King County, Washington
King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States....
and a judge advocate in the military during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.