Leo Calland
American football and basketball player and coach (1901–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leo Blakely Calland (February 24, 1901 – March 17, 1984) was an American football and basketball player and coach who later became a San Diego city parks administrator.
Quick Facts Biographical details, Born ...
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1901-02-24)February 24, 1901 Ohio, U.S. |
Died | March 17, 1984(1984-03-17) (aged 83) La Jolla, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1920–1922 | USC |
Position(s) | Guard (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1924 | USC (assistant) |
1925–1926 | Whittier |
1927–1928 | USC (assistant) |
1929–1934 | Idaho |
1935–1941 | San Diego State |
Basketball | |
1927–1929 | USC |
Baseball | |
1926 | Whittier |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1929–1934 | Idaho |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 62–61–5 (football) 38–10 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 2 SCC (1936–1937) Basketball 1 PCC (1928) | |
Awards | |
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Quick Facts Allegiance, Service/branch ...
Leo Calland | |
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Rank | Commander |
Unit | Training |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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He was the head football coach at Whittier College (1925–1926), the University of Idaho (1929–1934), and San Diego State College (1935–1941), compiling a career college football record of 62–61–5. For two seasons, Calland was also the head basketball coach at the University of Southern California (USC), his alma mater, tallying a mark of 38–10 from 1927 to 1929.