California Athletics Hall of Fame

John Meek

Johnny Meek

  • Class
    1937
  • Induction
    1989
  • Sport(s)
    Football

Multi-talented quarterback on Stub Allison's Cal Thunder Teams of the late 1930's … lettered in 1935, '36, '37 … captain of the Bears 1937 Rose Bowl team which went 10-0-1 including a 13-0 victory over Alabama in the Rose Bowl … earned first-team All-America honors that season … excellent blocking quarterback who was one of the best leaders and quarterbacks Cal has ever had leading us to wins in the big game and that Rose Bowl victory.

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