Editing Mike McCarthy (section)

==Early life ==
McCarthy was born and raised in [[Pittsburgh]], in the blue-collar neighborhood of [[Greenfield (Pittsburgh)|Greenfield]]. His mother, Ellen McCarthy, was a secretary who also worked in restaurants and for the Peace & Justice Center.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Merrill |first=Elizabeth |date=January 25, 2011 |title=Mike McCarthy's a steel man at heart |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/2010/columns/story?page=hotread20/MikeMcCarthy |access-date=June 22, 2021 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> His father, Joe McCarthy Jr., was a firefighter for the [[Pittsburgh Fire Bureau]] and an officer for the [[Pittsburgh Police Department]]. He also owned a bar called Joe McCarthy's Bar and Grill,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lacey |first=Ryan |date=September 13, 2015 |title=Mike McCarthy's Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/sports/2015/09/mike-mccarthy-family-bio-age-contract-brother-wife-jessica-kress-wife-sons-daughters-green-bay-packers-nfl-2015/ |access-date=June 22, 2021 |website=Heavy.com}}</ref> which Mike spent his Sundays cleaning before church.<ref name=":0" /> McCarthy was raised as a [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] fan.<ref name="Peter King Super Bowl XLV">{{Cite magazine |last=King |first=Peter |date=January 24, 2011 |title=Super Bowl XLV, pitting Packers vs. Steelers, is one for history books |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2011/01/24/championships |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012004208/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/01/23/championships/index.html |archive-date=October 12, 2013 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=John |date=January 25, 2011 |title=Packers' Coach Has Fans in a Small Slice of Steelertown |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/sports/football/26mccarthy.html?_r=2 |access-date=September 11, 2021 |website=NewYorkTimes.com}}</ref>

McCarthy is one of five siblings. He has three sisters, Colleen, Ellen, and Kellie, and a brother, Joseph III (d. 2015). McCarthy attended St. Rosalia primary school, where he played basketball.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Demovsky |first=Rob |date=November 25, 2017 |title=Brother's memory guiding Mike McCarthy on emotional return home |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/42310/brothers-memory-guiding-packers-mike-mccarthy-on-emotional-return-home |access-date=June 22, 2021 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> He later made annual donations to the school.<ref name=":0" />  McCarthy attended Bishop Boyle High School.<ref name=":0" />

=== Playing career and education===
After high school, McCarthy initially went to [[Salem University]] (then Salem College) in West Virginia before returning home to work in his father's bar. In 1984, McCarthy attended [[Scottsdale Community College]] in Arizona, playing one season for the Fighting Artichokes football team.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hoyt |first=Joseph |date=January 7, 2020 |title=10 things to know about Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, from his 'Pittsburgh macho' to some Super Bowl confidence |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2020/01/07/10-things-to-know-about-cowboys-head-coach-mike-mccarthy-from-his-pittsburgh-macho-to-some-super-bowl-confidence/ |access-date=June 24, 2021 |work=Dallas News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nowels |first=Michael |title=Some Packers have history in Arizona beyond December drubbing |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2016/01/14/some-packers-have-history-arizona/78801832/ |access-date=June 24, 2021 |work=Democrat and Chronicle}}</ref> He then transferred to [[Baker University]], an [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] school located in [[Baldwin City, Kansas]]. McCarthy was a two-time all-conference [[tight end]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Brian |date=June 23, 2016 |title=ESPN ranks Mike McCarthy's football playing career |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/article/espn-ranks-green-bay-packers-head-coach-mike-mccarthys-football-playing-career--45941981/ |access-date=January 2, 2019 |website=Green Bay Packers |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Litke |first=Jim |date=November 30, 2014 |title=Packers: Mike McCarthy became a student of the game at tiny Baker University |url=https://madison.com/sports/football/professional/packers-mike-mccarthy-became-a-student-of-the-game-at/article_3eb168cc-3540-5f70-874a-8767766a897c.html |access-date=November 11, 2018 |website=Madison.com}}</ref> In 1986 McCarthy was captain of the team, which finished the season as the national runner-up in [[NAIA Division II Football National Championship|NAIA Division II]].<ref name=":1" />

In 1987, McCarthy earned a B.S. in business administration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2020 |title=NAIA Football Student-Athlete to NFL Head Coach |url=https://www.naia.org/student-athletes/former-student-athletes/Mike-McCarthy |access-date=June 22, 2021 |work=NAIA}}</ref>