The two became fast friends and grew so close that when Carter got married, in a ceremony officiated by MC Hammer, Brennan was in attendance. Saturday, October 21, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Jose State's At Cal State Hayward, he and a group of friends answered an audition call, became backup dancers and rap artists, and toured extensively with iconic hip-hop musician MC Hammer. They had formed a dance group that combined hip-hop dancing with fraternity stepping and choreographed a dance they knew would impress Hammer. Watch this coach get down to 'U Can't Touch This.'. He actually toured with the guy in the 1990’s so you KNOW he can move. San Jose State assistant Alonzo Carter stopped practice to show off his moves to his players. If it looks as if Carter has pulled out these moves before, it's because he has. Posted by … ... when MC Hammer signed his major record deal with Capitol Records, he chose Carter. Carter was awarded a multi-platinum record signifying at least 10 million albums sold for "Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em." Alonzo Carter insists he didn't know what was coming when San Jose State head coach Brent Brennan smiled in Carter's direction at a recent Spartans spring practice. Soon the kid from West Oakland was seeing the world. After all, … Brennan knew Carter was interested in rising in the coaching ranks and encouraged him to go back and finish. Running back coach Alonzo Carter showed off his impressive footwork when he broke it down to MC Hammer’s hit “U Can’t Touch This” in front of the team huddle. It's still prominent.". When the rapper's "U Can't Touch This" began playing after a scrimmage in April, Carter busted a move. ", Meet the coach who gave MC Hammer his best dance moves. 2 QB? Big Ten football schedule 2021: Dates and key matchups, Takk's great escape: A pass-rusher's remarkable path to the NFL. "He was doing stuff way ahead of his time. Running back coach Alonzo Carter told ABC News he went on tour with MC Hammer from 1989 to 1993 with his group, Ho Frat Ho! Carter recalls seeing his head coach whisper something to another member of the coaching staff, who went over to the deejay after the scrimmage back in April. "It’s a stressful business as it is, but you want to try to have some fun and I’m blessed to be working with a great coaching staff that allows us to express ourselves through music and dance. He was in a dance club at Cal State, Hayward and started following Hammer around to his shows. San Jose State University Coach Alonzo Carter was a dancer for MC Hammer from 1989 to 1993. It was, do I go back to college or do I stay on tour with Hammer? Carter said it's a nice feeling having his dance moves go viral not one, but twice. In hindsight, Carter says the seeds of his coaching career were planted during his time on the road, where it was his job to make sure all the dancers remained in good enough shape to regularly perform their taxing three-hour shows. The … He's still got it. "Everything about him is what these kids need. "Hammer was the man, you know?" Alonzo Carter is the running backs coach for San Jose State University’s football team. "It was a blessing to have him there," he recalled. Which college football teams are recruiting the best at each position on offense in 2021? And when he was invited to the draft in Philadelphia, Carter was one of the people McKinley invited to come with him. Alonzo Carter busts out some old dance moves after spring prac... Did you know San Jose State Spartans RB coach Alonzo Carter was part of MC Hammer's dance team back in … Carter accompanied MC Hammer on all […] San Jose State University Coach Alonzo Carter was a dancer for MC Hammer from 1989 to 1993. Alonzo Carter was in reality a backup dancer for MC Hammer back in the day. The video of Carter, the Spartans' first-year running backs coach, dancing to MC Hammer's classic 1990 song became a viral sensation -- and the team's players, none of whom had been born yet when the song became a pop-culture phenomenon, went wild. I wanted that in our program. He even treated them to Hammer's iconic shuffle dance move. That's why he expects his players to succeed in the classroom. '", Can't Touch This!! "I’m living a dream right now," he added. Carter spent the next three years touring the world as part of Hammer's entourage. At first, Carter thought it would just be for the summer and he would be back in time to play his final season of college football, but Hammer's popularity started to soar. Kiper's first mock draft for 2021: Will Justin Fields or Zach Wilson be the No. Carter once gave up football to tour as a dancer with MC Hammer. In the spring of 1989, when Carter was in between his junior and senior football seasons at Hayward State (now known as Cal State East Bay), he and some friends decided to respond to a call to audition to appear in a music video for Hammer's song "Let's Get It Started." Coach Alonzo Carter tasted fame as a dancer for MC Hammer. ", 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. If Brennan had gotten a head-coaching job in another region of the country, he still would have pitched Carter on joining him, but in the Bay Area, where his connections run deep, Carter was even more valuable. Hammer then invited Carter and his friends to go on tour with him. After one season, McKinley was off to UCLA, where he developed into one of the Pac-12's best pass-rushers. I had to make a choice. Without a degree, he was not eligible for Division I assistant-coaching jobs. Alonzo Carter is now a football coach. He wasn't even a lead artist," Carter said, referring to the Oakland-based hip-hop artist. By Andy Campbell. | Courtesy San Jose State Athletics. San Jose State University coach Alonzo Carter used to dance for Hammer. Which teams are recruiting the best at each defensive position in 2021? Six months later, Brennan was named the head coach at San Jose State and added Carter to his staff. In 2017, Zo became an internet sensation when a video of him dancing to Can't Touch This by MC Hammer was posted to Twitter. "I was like, 'Aw, man. When the rapper's "U Can't Touch This" began playing after a scrimmage in April, Carter busted a move. Alonzo Carter went from being a backup dancer for MC Hammer to a football coach. "Before and after practice, Coach Brennan loves to have music playing," Carter told ABC News. Texas Youth Football Coach Busts a Move on the Field, Boy Who Couldn't Afford Football Equipment for Tryouts Gets Surprise From Stranger. In fact, he helped create them. #LetsGo pic.twitter.com/a0pouTYL6c. National signing day reaction: Michigan, USC among college football winners in February, Penn State claims Super Bowl "successes" on Twitter and gets dragged by other schools. There are hundreds of kids' lives he has positively impacted. Alonzo Carter's sweet moves have attracted the attention of one of the world's most affable television dancers: Ellen DeGeneres. Football and dancing have long been a part of Carter's life, and it was by chance that he pursued dancing professionally. Most recently, he was the head coach at juco Contra Costa College. College football coach busts out his incredible MC Hammer dance moves - 27 years after he was the rapper's lead dancer Alonzo Carter, San Jose State University football coach, showed off … 3 RB in '22, commits to Oklahoma, McShay's new NFL mock draft: Playmakers galore, early QB picks ... and two trades. It was a day for MC Hammer, not white supremacists. Initially, Carter said he was "caught off guard," but a now viral video shows he busted out those 90s dance moves to the delight of his players. We choreographed that routine over 25 years ago, and it's still strong. When the rapper's "U Can't Touch This" began playing after a scrimmage in April, Carter … "Yeah, but it absolutely wouldn't have mattered where," Brennan said. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? But in his previous career, Carter was a member of MC Hammer’s crew and danced with him on tour. San Jose State running backs coach Alonzo Carter, who performed with MC Hammer early in his career, poses with one of his platinum records. When the rapper's "U Can't Touch This" began playing after a … I've seen him be such a good man for young people. Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” and “2 Legit 2 Quit” hit Nos. "It just naturally came," Carter said. Carter, an Oakland native, used to be the lead dancer and head choreographer for MC Hammer. You hadn't seen a guy who could rap and dance like that.". All it took was 30 seconds. "He was an up-and-coming coach and I kind of showed him the whole area, the whole East Bay," Carter said. The decision brought him back to his alma mater, McClymonds High School in Oakland, where he volunteered to coach track and football. Carter was a dancer and choreographer for MC Hammer in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Brennan and Carter became acquainted during Brennan's time recruiting in the Bay Area. The dance moves come easily to him. Carter and his friends were prepared for the audition. "It's a whole routine.