Who is the only person who ever coached teams to both the Rose Bowl and the Final Four? The University of California’s Clarence “Nibs” Price. Nibs Price took over as Cal’s football head coach in 1926, after the death of Andy Smith. In his five years as head coach, he had three tremendous seasons andContinue reading “Coach Clarence “Nibs” Price: A Rose Bowl AND a Final Four for Cal”
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“Hey Stanford, Eat My Peach!” Wherein a Walk-On Cal Quarterback Beats John Elway
1980 was a truly abysmal season for the Bears. After a modestly successful 7-5 season in 1979, which had culminated in Cal’s first bowl appearance in 20 years (a loss to Temple in New Jersey’s Garden State Bowl), Cal fans hoped better times were ahead in 1980. This was especially so because of the returnContinue reading ““Hey Stanford, Eat My Peach!” Wherein a Walk-On Cal Quarterback Beats John Elway”
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