Leo Calland

Leo Calland
c. 1925
Biographical details
Born(1901-02-24)February 24, 1901
Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 1984(1984-03-17) (aged 83)
La Jolla, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1920–1922USC
Position(s)Guard (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924USC (assistant)
1925–1926Whittier
1927–1928USC (assistant)
1929–1934Idaho
1935–1941San Diego State
Basketball
1927–1929USC
Baseball
1926Whittier
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1929–1934Idaho
Head coaching record
Overall62–61–5 (football)
38–10 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 SCC (1936–1937)
Basketball
1 PCC (1928)
Awards
Leo Calland
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Navy
Years of service1942–1945
Rank Commander
UnitTraining
Battles / warsWorld War II

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.

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.