Who is Carl Peterson?
Carl D. Peterson (born May 26, 1943) is an American former college and professional football coach and executive who had a successful career in the National Football League (NFL). He began his career as a coach at UCLA and later became the assistant general manager for the Philadelphia Eagles. In 1988, he was hired as the president and general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs, where he spent the majority of his career. For more than 50 years, Carl Peterson was a creative force in the world of American football, starting at the high school level, through small college ball, to major college football, and on to professional football where he enjoyed great success with the Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), Philadelphia Stars (USFL) and the Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) Peterson stepped on every rung of the football ladder, working as an assistant coach, head coach, administrative assistant, scout, personnel director, general manager, president, chiefs executive officer and owner in his time in the ...
