Charles Oliver Carroll was an American football player and attorney in the state of Washington.
23 Facts About Chuck Carroll
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Chuck Carroll was the King County Prosecuting Attorney between 1949 and 1971.
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Chuck Carroll was born on August 13,1906, in Seattle, Washington.
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Chuck Carroll was one of five children of Thomas J Carroll, who founded Carroll's Fine Jewelry, and Maude Carroll.
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Chuck Carroll graduated from Garfield High School in 1925, where he was editor of the school newspaper and played football under coach Leon Brigham, earning 16 varsity letters.
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Chuck Carroll later married Alyce Grangaard and the couple had two children: Chuck Jr.
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Chuck Carroll attended the University of Washington, where he was a running back and linebacker for the Washington Huskies football team, at a time when teams had to play both offensive and defensive positions.
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Chuck Carroll was coached by Enoch Bagshaw, who had led the school to its first two appearances at the Rose Bowl in 1924 and 1926.
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Chuck Carroll was named to eleven other All-America teams in 1928, including the Associated Press, United Press, Saturday Evening Post and the All-America Board.
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Chuck Carroll was the leading scorer in his junior and senior years for the Pacific Coast Conference.
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Chuck Carroll played for all but six minutes of his three-year collegiate career, being nicknamed the "Iron Man".
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Chuck Carroll received the Flaherty Medal for most inspirational player in his senior year.
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Chuck Carroll would go on to earn a place in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964, the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1964, and was the first inductee to the University of Washington Husky Football Hall of Fame in 1979.
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Chuck Carroll was selected by his high school in 1950 as its Athlete of the First Half Century, was inducted into the Helms Athletic Foundation's hall of fame in 1958 and was selected for the UW's All-Time Team in 1950 as a first-teamer.
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Chuck Carroll attended the University of Washington School of Law, graduating in 1932.
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Chuck Carroll then became a private practice attorney in Seattle.
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Chuck Carroll was in the Judge Advocate General's Corps for the US Army during World War II where he was stationed in the Presidio in San Francisco, California.
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Chuck Carroll reached rank of colonel during his five years in the service.
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Chuck Carroll immediately announced that he would investigate rumors of illegal gambling.
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Chuck Carroll was powerful in Republican politics, gaining the power to approve all political appointees.
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Chuck Carroll lost re-election to be the prosecuting attorney in 1970, losing in a close Republican primary to Christopher Bayley.
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Chuck Carroll rejoined private practice until his retirement in 1985.
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Chuck Carroll died on June 23,2003, at Swedish Hospital in Seattle at the age of 96.