University of California Athletics

A first-team all-conference selection in 1958, Hart served as co-captain of Cal’s team that won the Pacific Coast Conference and played in the 1959 Rose Bowl … as a running back for the Bears, he led Cal in rushing (395 yards), receiving (396 yards) and scoring (58 points) his senior season, which was capped with two touchdowns vs. Iowa in the Rose Bowl … he also paced the Bears in scoring as a sophomore (36 points) and junior (36 points) … Hart has remained close to Cal and college football since graduating, serving as executive director of the annual East-West Shrine Game and as committee chairman for the Glenn Seaborg Award, which is presented to a distinguished former Cal football player each fall … he is also a past president of Pappy’s Boys, an organization of players who played for head coach Pappy Waldorf that continues to support the Golden Bears.