Carl Hamilton Smith(born April 26, 1948) is anAmerican footballcoach who was the associate head coach for theSeattle Seahawksof theNational Football League(NFL). He had previously served as quarterbacks coach of the Cleveland Browns andoffensive coordinatorfor the NFL'sJacksonville JaguarsandNew Orleans Saints.
 Smith at Seahawks'Super Bowl XLVIIIparade in 2014 | |
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| Born: | April 26, 1948 Wasco, California,U.S. |
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| High school: | Wasco (CA) Union |
| College: | Cal Poly |
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| RecordatPro Football Reference | |
Smith attendedWasco Union High SchoolinWasco, California.
College career
editSmith started his college playing career atBakersfield College,ajunior collegeinBakersfield, California,where he playedquarterbackfrom 1966 to 1967. He transferred toCal Poly San Luis Obispo,where he played two seasons atdefensive backfrom 1969 to 1970. Smith earned his bachelor's (1971) and master's (1972) degrees in physical education from Cal Poly, as well as a teaching credential.
Coaching career
editFrom 1997 to 1999, Smith was an assistant coach for theNew England Patriots,at the time led by head coachPete Carroll.
Smith was fired from the Jaguars on January 2, 2007. After taking two years off from football, he was hired on January 6, 2009, to be the quarterbacks coach at USC; he had held the position for the2004 season,when the Trojans won a national championship and quarterbackMatt Leinartwon theHeisman Trophy.[1]However, after only two weeks on the job, he left USC to join theCleveland Browns.
Smith was hired to be quarterbacks coach of the Seahawks, effective February 24, 2011.[2]He won his first Super Bowl title when the Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos inSuper Bowl XLVIII.[3]
On February 5, 2019, Smith was hired as the quarterbacks coach for theHouston Texans.[4]The Seahawks brought him back as the team's associate head coach on March 3, 2021.[5]
References
edit- ^Gary Klein,Carl Smith returns as an assistant at USC,Los Angeles Times,January 7, 2009, Accessed January 7, 2009.
- ^Gary Klein,Trojans hire Broncos' Jeremy Bates for key post,Los Angeles Times,January 20, 2009, Accessed January 21, 2009.
- ^"Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedFebruary 20,2023.
- ^Wilson, Aaron; Chronicle, Houston (February 5, 2019)."Texans name Tim Kelly OC, hire Carl Smith as QBs coach".Houston Chronicle.RetrievedFebruary 6,2019.
- ^Boyle, John (March 3, 2021)."Seahawks Hire Three Additional Coaches, Including Former DB DeShawn Shead & Longtime Assistant Carl Smith".Seahawks.com.RetrievedMarch 3,2021.
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