(Paul Rodriguez / OC Register)

Earlier this week he gave the keynote address at the Orange County Business Council’s Annual Dinner (past speakers have included President Ronald Reagan and Bill O’Reilly). He forever preaches non-violence to inner city gang members for his charity, A Better LA, and now Pete Carroll, a self-admitted boogie boarder, even fires up the USA Surf Team to “tear it up” down in Ecuador and to beat the Aussies.

USC’s Pete Carroll trades turf for surf [OC Register]