Rocky Seto

Rocky Seto

Seto during his time on the USC coaching staff.
Position:	Assistant Head Coach/Defense
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1976-03-12) March 12, 1976 (age 40)
Place of birth:	Los Angeles, California
Career information
College:	Mt. San Antonio College, Univ. of Southern California
Career history
As coach:
USC (Vol. Assist) (1999) USC (GA) (2000–2002) USC (S) (2002–2003) USC (LB) (2004–2005) USC (Secondary) (2006–2008) USC (DC) (2009) Seattle Seahawks (Quality Control/Defense) (2010) Seattle Seahawks (Asst. DB/Safeties) (2011) Seattle Seahawks (Defensive Passing Game Coordinator) (2012–2014) Seattle Seahawks (Asst. HC/Defense) (2015–2016)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII) 2× AP College Football Champion (2003, 2004) 7× Pac-10 Conference Champions(2002-2008) 2009 Emerald Bowl Champion 5x Rose Bowl Champion (2004, 2006**, 2007, 2008, 2009) 2x Orange Bowl Champion (2003, 2005**) 2001 Las Vegas Bowl Appearance **denotes NCAA Vacated titles

Haruki Rocky Seto, often referred to as Rocky Seto, (born March 12, 1976) is an American football coach; he last served as the Assistant Head Coach for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.

Seto was born in Los Angeles, California; he is Japanese-American Nisei, son of Issei parents. His father runs a gardening business and grew up going to USC football games; both father and son were fans of the Trojans. Seto attended Arcadia High School, where he played numerous positions; he described himself as an "average player".

Seto began his college playing career at Mount San Antonio College, a junior college in the Los Angeles area. He chose the college so he could play for head coach Bill Fisk, who was an All-American at USC. Seto was a fullback and defensive end during the 1995 and 1996 seasons, but mostly played on special teams.

In 1997, he transferred to the University of Southern California, hoping to walk-on to the football team. Although he was initially told he would be able to walk-on, he stopped getting mail from the program. Concerned, Seto staged an "accidental" meeting with head coach John Robinson who sorted out his situation, allowing him to walk-on. Seto was a reserve linebacker for the Trojans in 1997, seeing action on the scout team. In 1998, new head coach Paul Hackett awarded him an athletic scholarship, and he was later awarded USC's Black Shirt (scout team) Defensive Player of the Year Award for that season.