Watch his dance moves: The new Sacramento State coach backed up MC Hammer
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- Alonzo Carter, former MC Hammer backup dancer, is expected to lead Sac State.
- Carter built a coaching career from Oakland high schools to Arizona assistant roles.
- He stresses coaching and community service.
The coach who will lead the Sacramento State football team can break out “U Can’t Touch This” moves, but also emphasized in a video, “Don’t forget, even though I can dance, I can coach very well.”
Alonzo Carter has had a long career in coaching, from high school in Oakland to his current position as assistant head coach at the University of Arizona, but he is also known as one of the backup dancers on MC Hammer’s Grammy-winning song from the 1990 album “Please Hammer Don’t Hurt Them.”
Can you spot him? That would be hard, it’s been a minute.
Need a little help? Here’s what he looked like then.
He proudly talks about how he and his dance troupe crashed a session with Hammer, aka Stanley Burrell, and formed an entertainment relationship with the rapper.
He made the transition from the dance stage to the field because he thought coaching would give him the opportunity to contribute to the community, so football was too legit to quit.
This story was originally published December 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM.