Prink Callison

College coach infobox
Name = Prink Callison


DateOfBirth = August 15, 1899
Birthplace =
DateOfDeath = June 17 1986
Deathplace = Laguna Hills, California
Sport = Football
College = Oregon
Title = Head coach
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 33-23-2
Awards =
Championships =
CFbDWID = 311
Player = Y
Years = 1920-1922
Team = Oregon
Position =
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1932-1937
CoachTeams = Oregon
FootballHOF =

Prince Gary "Prink" Callison (August 15, 1899-June 1986) was an American football head coach at the University of Oregon from 1932 to 1937. In 1933 he led the program to its second championship of the Pacific Coast Conference.

Early career

Callison played college football at Oregon from 1920 to 1922.cite web|url=http://www.goducks.com//pdf2/80934.pdf|page=p. 189|work=University of Oregon Football 2007 Media Guide|publisher=University of Oregon|title=All-Time Oregon Lettermen|accessdate=2008-01-11] He then became the head football and basketball coach at Medford High School, leading the boy's basketball team to Oregon state championships in 1924 and 1929.cite web|url=http://www.osaa.org/basketball/records/boyschamps.pdf|title=OSAA Boy's Basketball State Champions|accessdate=2008-01-11|publisher=Oregon School Activities Association] cite news|title=A storied history|last=Wheeler|first=Ken|date=September 8 1995|work=The Oregonian]

Ducks head coach

The Ducks hired Callison in 1932. In 1933, he coached the Ducks to a 9-1 record and a tie for the Pacific Coast Conference championship with Stanford. Since the two schools did not meet head to head, the decision of which team would play in the Rose Bowl had to be made by the committee. They chose Stanford, on the strength of the school's victory over USC, the only team to have beaten Oregon that year.cite news|last=Clark|first=Bob|work=The Register-Guard|date=August 27 2003|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ducks+fit+to+be+tied+after+'33+snub-a0110171359|title=Ducks fit to be tied after '33 snub|accessdate=2008-01-11]

1933 would be Callison's best year as the Ducks finished no higher than fourth in the next four seasons. He resigned after the 1937 season.

Legacy and death

Callison died in Laguna Hills, California in 1986.cite news|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 18 1986|title=Names in the News] He was named to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.cite web|url=http://www.oregonsportshall.com/inductee/roll/coaching.htm|title=Inductees: Coaching|accessdate=2008-01-11|publisher=Oregon Sports Hall of Fame]

Head coaching record

CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Oregon Ducks
startyear = 1932
conf = Pacific Coast Conference
endyear = 1937CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1932
name = Oregon
overall = 6-3-1
conference = 2-2-1
confstanding = T-5th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 1933
name = Oregon
overall = 9-1
conference = 4-1
confstanding = T-1st
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1934
name = Oregon
overall = 6-4
conference = 4-2
confstanding = 4th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1935
name = Oregon
overall = 6-3
conference = 3-2
confstanding = T-4th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1936
name = Oregon
overall = 2-6-1
conference = 1-5-1
confstanding = 8th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1937
name = Oregon
overall = 4-6
conference = 2-5
confstanding = 8th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Oregon
overall = 33-23-2
confrecord = CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 33-23-2
bcs =
poll = two
polltype =

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