From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leo Calland
Leo Calland
Leo Calland Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 SCIAC (1936–1937)
Basketball
1 PCC (1928)
Leo B. 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.
He served as 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 col-
lege football record of 62–61–5. Calland was also the head
basketball coach at the University of Southern California
for two seasons from 1927 to 1929, tallying a mark of
38–10.
Sport(s) Football, basketball
Playing career
Biographical details
Calland was born in Ohio, and moved with his family as
Born February 24, 1901(1901-02-24) a child to the Seattle, Washington area, where he attend-
ed school in a log cabin on Lopez Island in the Strait
Place of birth Ohio
of Juan de Fuca; all of the other students were Native
Died March 17, 1984(1984-03-17) (aged 83) Americans. He attended Seattle’s Broadway High School,
Place of death La Jolla, San Diego, California
where he played football under coach Gus Henderson;
when Henderson became football coach at the University
Playing career of Southern California in 1919, Calland also enrolled. He
Football lettered as a guard on the 1920 through 1922 teams, and
1920–1922 USC in 1922 was named both team captain and most inspi-
rational player on USC’s first Rose Bowl team; he was
Position(s) Guard (football)
named Player of the Game in the Trojans’ 14–3 victory
Coaching career (HC unless noted) over Penn State. He also played basketball at USC.
Football
1924
1925–1926
USC (assistant)
Whittier
Coaching career
1927–1928 USC (assistant) After graduating from USC, Calland became an assistant
1929–1934 Idaho football coach there in 1924 and from 1927 to 1928, and
1935–1941 San Diego State also coached freshman squads in basketball and baseball.
Basketball Calland became head basketball coach at USC in 1927,
1927–1929 USC posting a 38–10 record over two seasons and winning the
Pacific Coast Conference title in his first year with a 22–4
Head coaching record
mark. His .792 career winning percentage remains the
Overall 62–61–5 (football) highest by a USC basketball coach. Calland then became
38–10 (basketball) football coach at the University of Idaho (1929–1934) and
Statistics San Diego State University (1935–1941). He compiled a
21–30 record at Idaho, and a 34–22–4 record at San Diego
College Football Data Warehouse State. His San Diego State teams won Southern California
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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Whittier Poets (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1925–1926)
1925 Whittier 3–5 2–2
1926 Whittier 4–4–1 4–2–1
Whittier: 7–9–1 6–4–1
Idaho Vandals (Pacific Coast Conference) (1929–1934)
1929 Idaho 4–5 1–4 T–7th
1930 Idaho 4–7 0–5 10th
1931 Idaho 3–4 1–4 8th
1932 Idaho 3–5 1–4 T–8th
1933 Idaho 4–4 1–4 9th
1934 Idaho 3–5 1–4 8th
Idaho: 21–30 5–25
San Diego State Aztecs (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1935–1938)
1935 San Diego State 3–4–1 2–2–1 T–3rd
1936 San Diego State 6–1–1 5–0 1st
1937 San Diego State 7–1 4–1 1st
1938 San Diego State 5–2–1 3–2–1 3rd
San Diego State Aztecs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1939–1941)
1939 San Diego State 2–7 0–2 4th
1930 San Diego State 5–3–1 1–1–1 T–2nd
1941 San Diego State 6–4 0–3 4th
San Diego State Aztecs: 34–22–4 15–11–3
Total: 62–61–5
National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships, in
1936 and 1937, with players including John D. Butler, who
Head coaching record
became mayor of San Diego from 1951 to 1955.
Football
Military career and later life
See also
Calland entered the United States Navy during World
War II, and served as a recreation officer at the 11th
Naval District in San Diego. In 1945 he became director References
of San Diego’s Department of Parks and Recreation; dur- • Laurence, Robert P. "Leo Calland dies; grid star,
ing his 15 years in the post, he oversaw the development coach." The San Diego Union, March 19, 1984, pp. B1-2.
of Mission Bay Park and the Torrey Pines Golf Course. In
1960 he became managing director of the San Diego Hall
of Champions; he remained in that position until retiring External links
in 1977, and was himself inducted into the Hall in 1974. • San Diego Hall of Champions profile
Calland died at age 83 at the Veterans Administration • Leo Calland at the College Football Data Warehouse
Hospital in La Jolla, California. He was survived by his • Leo Calland at College Basketball at Sports-
wife Sarah, two daughters and a son, and was buried in Reference.com
Fairhaven Cemetery in Santa Ana, California.
Persondata
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leo Calland
Name Calland, Leo Place of birth Ohio
Alternative names Calland, Leo B. Date of death March 17, 1984
Short description Place of death La Jolla, San Diego, California
Date of birth February 24, 1901
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