Services will be held at noon Thursday at the Cathedral Church of St. Mark for longtime University of Utah coach Pete Carlston.
Carlston, 81, died Monday after a brief illness. His coaching career at the university spanned three decades.He was head coach of track and field, golf and swimming and served as a line coach for the football team.
His baseball team in 1951 won the conference and district titles and finished in a tie for third in the College World Series.
Carlston was a standout end for the Utes. After graduation, he coached at two Utah high schools and at Mesa Junior College, Grand Junction, Colo.
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He served in the Navy, reaching the rank of commander, before beginning his long career at the U. He retired in 1979.