Charles Oliver Carroll (August 13, 1906 – June 23, 2003) was an
American football
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player and attorney from
Washington
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.
Carroll played for
Garfield High School and earned 17
varsity letter
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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
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Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattl ...
, where during his junior year, in a game against the school's rival,
Washington State University
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, 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-America
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n.
During Carroll's senior year, he had six touchdowns against the College of Puget Sound (now
University of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound (UPS or Puget Sound) is a private university in Tacoma, Washington. The university draws approximately 2,600 students from 44 states and 16 countries. It offers 1,200 courses each year in more than 50 traditional an ...
), 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
Glenn Scobey Warner (April 5, 1871 – September 7, 1954), most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American college football coach at various institutions who is responsible for several key aspects of the modern game. Included among his inn ...
, 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, is one of only three numbers retired by the University of Washington football program.
Former UW wide receiver
Kasen Williams was allowed to wear No. 2 in honor of his father, Husky great Aaron Williams, who wore the same number before the university retired it.
After his football career he went into law, going back to the UW for law school. He was a judge advocate in the military during
World War II
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. Carroll later served as
King County Prosecuting Attorney
The King County Prosecuting Attorney is a non-partisan elected official in King County, Washington. The Prosecuting Attorney leads the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, and prosecutes all felonies (as well as all misdemeanors in unincorp ...
from 1949 to 1971.
See also
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Washington Huskies football statistical leaders
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References
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1906 births
2003 deaths
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Washington Huskies football players
All-American college football players
Players of American football from Seattle
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