Jerry Carle
Encyclopedia
Gerald C. "Jerry" Carle (born July 25, 1923) is a former American football
, basketball
, and baseball
player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado College
from 1957 to 1989, compiling a record of 137–150–5. He holds the program records for longest tenure, most wins, and most losses.
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...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado College
Colorado College
The Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell...
from 1957 to 1989, compiling a record of 137–150–5. He holds the program records for longest tenure, most wins, and most losses.