Cal Lee

College coach infobox


Name = Cal Lee
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DateOfBirth = Birth date and age|1946|10|20|mf=y
Birthplace = Honolulu, Hawaii
DateOfDeath =
Sport = Football
College = University of Hawaii
Title = Assistant coach/Linebackers
Player = Trigger
Years = 1966-1970
Team = Willamette University
Position = Linebacker
Coach = Trigger
CoachYears = 2003-"present"
2003-2004
1972, 1982-2001
CoachTeams = University of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islanders
Saint Louis School

Cal Lee (born October 20, 1946) is the linebackers coach for the University of Hawaii football team. Lee is well known for his tremendous success as a prep football coach in Hawaii.

High school coaching career

Known as one of the nations's most successful high school coaches, Lee led the St. Louis Crusaders to 14 Prep Bowl titles, 18 Interscholastic League of Honolulu championships, and the inaugural HHSAA State Championship in 1999. In his 21 seasons with the Crusaders, Lee won an impressive 88 percent of his games and compiled a 241-32-5 record. Moreover, almost half of Lee's 32 losses came in his first two seasons at St. Louis.

Lee's success at St. Louis also includes a 55-game win streak that spanned over six seasons (1985-90) and a 15-1-1 record against out-of-state teams. The two-time national coach of the year is the most prolific coach in the history of Hawai'i prep football. Lee's success as a coach trickled down to his players as well. He coached numerous players who went on to play at the Division 1 scholarship level, including All-Time NCAA passing leader Timmy Chang and current NFL players Olin Kreutz, Dominic Raiola and Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala.

Lee resigned from the head coaching position at St. Louis in 2002 to become the athletic director for the school. Lee would resign from this position the following year to become the head coach for Hawaii's new Arena Football team.

Before becoming the head coach at Saint Louis, Lee served as the linebacker's coach for Kaiser High School from 1973-1976 and 1979-1980. His brother Ron was the head coach from Kaiser at the time. In 1979, Kaiser won the Prep Bowl, which was the mythical state championship for Hawaii.

Arena Football 2 coaching career

in 2003, Lee accepted the job as head coach of Hawaii's first Arena Football team, the Hawaiian Islanders of the af2. The Islanders secured a playoff berth and posted a 9-4 record in his first season. Lee would coach the team again in 2004 before the team eventually disbanded in the offseason.

College coaching career

Before becoming the linebackers coach for the University of Hawaii in 2003, Lee had previously been an assistant coach for his alma mater, Willamette University, where he had garnered All-American honors as a linebacker. Lee was the offensive line coach at Willamette during 1970. He returned in 1978 as the linebacker coach before heading back to Hawaii to coach prep football.

Lee is once again coaching with his brother Ron, who currently serves as the offensive coordinator and wide receiver coach for the University of Hawaii under Greg McMackin.