Carl Hamilton Smith (born April 26, 1948) is an

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coach who is the associate head coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the

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(NFL). He had previously served as quarterbacks coach of the Cleveland Browns and offensive coordinator for the NFL's

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and

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...

. Smith attended Wasco Union High School in

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College career

Smith started his college playing career at

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, a junior college in Bakersfield, California, where he played

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from 1966 to 1967. He transferred to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he played two seasons at defensive back from 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

From 1997 to 1999, Smith was an assistant coach for the New England Patriots, at the time led by head coach

Pete Carroll Peter Clay Carroll (born September 15, 1951) is an American football coach who is the head coach and executive vice president for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the head football coach at USC from ...

. 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 the 2004 season, when the Trojans won a national championship and quarterback

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won the Heisman Trophy.Gary Klein
Carl Smith returns as an assistant at USC
''Los Angeles Times'', January 7, 2009, Accessed January 7, 2009. However, after only two weeks on the job, he left USC to join the

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (A ...

. Smith was hired to be quarterbacks coach of the Seahawks, effective February 24, 2011.Gary Klein
Trojans hire Broncos' Jeremy Bates for key post
''Los Angeles Times'', January 20, 2009, Accessed January 21, 2009. He won his first Super Bowl title when the Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos in

Super Bowl XLVIII Super Bowl XLVIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos and National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for th ...

. On February 5, 2019, Smith was hired as the quarterbacks coach for the Houston Texans. The Seahawks brought him back as the team's associate head coach on March 3, 2021.

References

External links

Seattle Seahawks bio

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