2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

42 ASSISTANT COACHES
After nine years as USC’s head strength and
conditioning coach, Carlisle joined Seattle in
the same capacity on February 4, 2010.
He was named the 2006 National Collegiate
Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by
the Professional Football Strength and
Conditioning Coaches Society.
USC played in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl,
2003 Orange Bowl, 2004 Rose Bowl, 2005
Orange Bowl (BCS Championship Game), 2006
Rose Bowl (BCS Championship Game), 2007
Rose Bowl, 2008 Rose Bowl, 2009 Rose Bowl
and 2009 Emerald Bowl during his tenure.
He came to USC from the University of
Tennessee, where he was the associate head
strength and conditioning coach for three years
(1998-2000). The Volunteers football team won
the 1998 BCS Championship Game and
Southeastern Conference championship.
While coaching at Tennessee, Carlisle
learned he had Hodgkin’s Disease in December
of 2000 and began radiation treatments. He
was hired by USC in February of 2001, kept his
illness a secret except to Trojans Head Coach
Pete Carroll, continued treatments in Tennessee
and at USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer
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Center and Hospital, then doctors told him in
the summer of 2001 that the cancer was in
remission. He informed the USC players of his
ordeal at the start of fall 2001 camp. He was one
of 17 nominees for the 2003 Most Courageous
Award presented by the Football Writers
Association of America and was one of 11 nominees
for the 2005 award.
Carlisle began his career as the head football
coach and strength coach at Dodge (Neb.) High
in 1985. He then spent six seasons (1986-91) as
an offensive line coach and strength coach at
Blytheville (Ark.) High. He next was a strength
and conditioning graduate assistant coach at
Arkansas for two years (1992-93) before
becoming the head football coach and strength
coach at Subiaco (Ark.) Academy, a college
prep school, for four seasons (1993-96). He
spent 1997 as an offensive line coach and
strength coach at Trinity Valley Community
College in Athens, Texas, winning the NJCAA
national championship that season.
After playing offensive line at North Iowa
Area Community College in Mason City, Iowa
in 1980, he was a three-year (1981-83) starting
offensive lineman at Chadron (Neb.) State
College, earning All-Area honors.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in education
from Chadron State in 1985 and a master’s
degree in history from Arkansas in 1997.
Carlisle prepped at Mason City (Ia.) High,
where he starred in football. Born on August 7,
1962, he and his wife, Louon, have one son,
Alex.
CARLISLE’S COACHING CAREER
1992-93 University of Arkansas
Graduate Asst./Strength & Cond.
1997 Trinity Valley (Athens, Texas) C.C.
Offensive Line/Strength
1998-00 University of Tennessee
Associate Head Strength & Cond.
2001-09 USC
Head Strength & Conditioning
2010- Seattle Seahawks
Head Strength & Conditioning