Bill Laveroni

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Bill Laveroni is a former American football coach. Laveroni spent forty years as a coach, including six seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.^[1]

Laveroni grew up in San Francisco and attended St. Ignatius High School, where he played center. A standout player, he was chosen for the 1966 Northern California–Southern California Shrine All-Star football game. Other participants in that game included Mike Holmgren and Jim Plunkett.^[2] Laveroni was a three-year starter for California at center (1967–69), where he earned a degree in criminology.

In 1972, Laveroni became an assistant coach at St. Ignatius High, remaining there until 1976. He then became head coach at Piedmont High for one year before joining the college ranks. He coached linebackers and tight ends at his alma mater, California, before leaving for