Background
Calland was born in Ohio, and moved with his family as a child to western Washington. He attended school in a log cabin on Lopez Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where all of the other students were Native Americans.
Calland was born in Ohio, and moved with his family as a child to western Washington. He attended school in a log cabin on Lopez Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where all of the other students were Native Americans.
He attended Broadway High School in Seattle, where he played football under coach Gus Henderson. When Henderson became football coach at University of Southern California in 1919, Calland also enrolled.
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. Calland was also the head basketball coach at the University of Southern California ( University of Southern California) for two seasons, from 1927 to 1929, tallying a mark of 38–10. He lettered as a guard on the 1920 through 1922 teams, and in 1922 was named both team captain and most inspirational player on University of Southern California"s first Rose Bowl team
He was named Player of the Game in the Trojans" 14–3 victory over Penn State.
He also played basketball at University of Southern California. After graduating from University of Southern California, Calland became an assistant football coach there in 1924 and from 1927 to 1928, and also coached freshman squads in basketball and baseball. Calland became head basketball coach at University of Southern California in 1927, posting a 38–10 record over two seasons and winning the Pacific Coast Conference title in his first year with a 22–4 mark.
His.792 career winning percentage remains the highest by a University of Southern California basketball coach. Calland then became head football coach and athletic director at the University of Idaho (1929-1934) and San Diego State College (1935-1941).
He compiled a 21–30 record at Idaho, and a 34–22–4 record at San Diego State.
Calland entered the United States. Navy during World World War II, and served as a recreation officer at the 11th Naval District in San Diego. In 1945 he became director of San Diego"s Department of Parks and Recreation. During his 15 years in the post, he oversaw the development 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 in 1977, and was himself inducted into the Hall in 1974. Calland died at age 83 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Louisiana Jolla.