California Athletics Hall of Fame

Rod Franz

Rod Franz

  • Class
    1950
  • Induction
    1986
  • Sport(s)
    Football

California's first three-time first team All-American in football … earned All-America status as a right guard in 1947, '48 and '49 … helped lead Cal to a cumulative 29-3 record during those years and consecutive Rose Bowl appearances in 1949 and '50 … served as an assistant football coach at Cal in 1956 and '57 … voted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1977 … attended Galileo HS in San Francisco.

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