California Athletics Hall of Fame
Leonard Allison coached at Cal for 10 years and compiled a 58-42-2 overall record. He led the Bears to a 13-0 Rose Bowl victory over Alabama in 1938. Allison saw duty in World War I and was nicknamed "Top Sarge." He coached the Cal "Thunder Teams," including the 1937 team which posted a 10-0-1 record, finished as the No. 2 ranked team in the nation in the final AP poll and was recognized as the National Champion by the Dunkel and Helms polls. He coached multiple All-Americans, including Bob Herwig, John Meek, Sam Chapman, Vic Bottari, Larry Lutz, Perry Schwartz, Vard Stockton and Bob Reinhard.
