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1939 Cal Poly Mustangs Football Team
The 1939 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as an independent during the 1939 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Howie O'Daniels, Cal Poly compiled a record of 4–4–1. The team was outscored by its opponents 101 to 78 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California San Luis Obispo (; Spanish for " St. Louis the Bishop", ; Chumash: ''tiłhini'') is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, in the U.S. state of California. Located on the Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly halfwa .... Cal Poly was a two-year school until 1941 and competed as an independent from 1929 to 1945. Schedule Notes References {{Cal Poly Mustangs football navbox Cal Poly Cal Poly Mustangs football seasons Cal Poly Mustangs football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howie O'Daniels
Howard R. O'Daniels (December 19, 1907 – January 23, 1991) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football (1933–1941, 1946–1947), men's basketball (1941–1942), and baseball (1942, 1956–1957) coach at California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. O'Daniels was born on December 19, 1907 in Seattle. He played college football at Santa Clara University in the late 1920s. O'Daniels died on January 23, 1991, at a hospital in San Luis Obispo, California San Luis Obispo (; Spanish for " St. Louis the Bishop", ; Chumash: ''tiłhini'') is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, in the U.S. state of California. Located on the Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly halfwa .... Head coaching record College football References 1907 births 1991 deaths American football tackles Cal Poly Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 San Francisco State Staters Football Team
The 1939 San Francisco State States football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as an independent during the 1939 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Dick Boyle, San Francisco State compiled a record of 2–4–2 and was outscored by its opponents 70 to 59. The team played home games at Roberts Field in San Francisco. Although the "Gator" was voted to be the mascot for the team in 1931, local newspaper articles called the team the "Staters" from 1935 through 1940. Schedule Notes References {{San Francisco State Gators football navbox San Francisco State San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers 118 different b ... San Francisco State Gators football seasons San Francisco State Staters football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GenealogyBank
GenealogyBank.com is an online subscription genealogical service that provides access to records useful in family history research. GenealogyBank is one of the largest collections of digitized U.S. newspapers, dating back to 1690. In addition to digital newspaper archives, GenealogyBank also offers other online genealogy resources including the Social Security Death Index, obituaries, government publications, and historical books. History GenealogyBank was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of NewsBank offering a consumer product for family history researchers. Since 1972, NewsBank has served as a newspaper reference tool for libraries. GenealogyBank leverages NewsBank's existing newspaper reference tool into a web based searchable database for genealogists. Most of the records are unique to GenealogyBank and difficult to find on microfilm or in print today. In addition to the newspaper database, GenealogyBank also provides web access to other genealogy collections which users can se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico, California
Chico ( ; Spanish for "little") is the most populous city in Butte County, California. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 101,475 in the 2020 census, reflecting an increase from 86,187 in the 2010 Census. Chico is the cultural and economic center of the northern Sacramento Valley, as well as the largest city in California north of the capital city of Sacramento. The city is known as a college town, as the home of California State University, Chico, and for Bidwell Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world. History The first known inhabitants of the area now known as Chico—a Spanish word meaning "little"—were the Mechoopda Maidu Native Americans. The City of Chico was founded in 1860 by John Bidwell, a member of one of the first wagon trains to reach California in 1843. During the American Civil War, Camp Bidwell (named for John Bidwell, by then a brigadier general of the California Militia), was es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Chico State Wildcats Football Team
The 1939 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by Hubert J. McCormick in his first and only season as head coach, Chico State compiled an overall record of 2–3–2 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 47 to 28 for the season. Chico State was ranked at No. 332 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California. Schedule cfbdatawarehouse.com lists an additional game, a loss vs. Sacramento Athletic Club (2–3) with no date. No other evidence of this game has been found and summaries of the 1939 season posted in the San Francisco Chronicle do not include that game. It is not listed here. Notes References {{Chico State Wildcats football navbox Chico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth most populous city in the United States and the county seat, seat of San Diego County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, fifth most populous county in the United States, with 3,338,330 estimated residents as of 2019. The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches and parks, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center. San Diego is the List of municipalities in California, second largest city in the U.S. state, state of California, after Los Angeles. Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego is frequently referred to as the "Birthplace of California", as it was the first site vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balboa Stadium
Balboa Stadium is an American football and soccer stadium on the west coast of the United States, located in San Diego, California. Just east of San Diego High School, the original stadium was built in 1914 as part of the 1915 Panama–California Exposition, also in Balboa Park, with a capacity of 15,000. A horseshoe design that opened to the south, it was designed by the Quayle Brothers architectural firm and originally called City Stadium. The capacity was raised to 34,000 in 1961 with an upper deck for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL); it was their home field from 1961 through 1966. Due to seismic safety concerns, the stadium was demolished in the 1970s and a smaller venue with a 3,000-seat capacity was built, opening in 1978. Owned by the City of San Diego, it is leased to the San Diego Unified School District, which is responsible for its maintenance. It is currently used for professional soccer and high school events (football, soccer, track, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
Marine Corps Recruit Depot (commonly referred to as MCRD) San Diego is a United States Marine Corps military installation in San Diego, California. It lies between San Diego Bay and Interstate 5, adjacent to San Diego International Airport and the former Naval Training Center San Diego. MCRD San Diego's main mission is the initial training of enlisted male and female recruits living west of the Mississippi River. Over 21,000 recruits are trained each year. As of 2022, 1.5 million recruits have completed their boot camp training at the Depot. The Depot also is the home to the Marine Corps' Recruiter School and Drill Instructors School. History The Marines made an amphibious landing in San Diego in 1846 from and during the Mexican–American War. The Marines made a presence in San Diego again in July 1914, but ground was not broken for a permanent base until March 2, 1919. The initial proposal for the base came from Congressman William Kettner, who also proposed construction of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 San Francisco Dons Football Team
The 1939 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach George Malley, the Dons compiled a 4–3–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 92 to 91. San Francisco was ranked at No. 92 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. Schedule References San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ... San Francisco Dons football seasons San Francisco Dons football {{collegefootball-1939-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis, California
Davis is the most populous city in Yolo County, California. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 66,850 in 2020, not including the on-campus population of the University of California, Davis, which was over 9,400 (not including students' families) in 2016. there were 38,369 students enrolled at the university. History Davis sits on land that originally belonged to the Indigenous Patwin, a southern branch of Wintun people, who were killed or forced from their lands by the 1830s as part of the California Genocide through a combination of mass murders, smallpox and other diseases, and both Mexican and American systems of Indigenous slavery. Patwin burial grounds have been found across Davis, including on the site of the UC Davis Mondavi Center. After the killing and expulsion of the Patwin, territory that eventually became Davis emerged from one of California's most complicated, corrupt land grants, Laguna de Santos Callé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Cal Aggies Football Team
The 1939 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1939 college football season The 1939 college football season concluded with the Aggies of The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) being named as the national champions by the voters in the Associated Press writers' poll. Led by consensus All-American .... Led by third-year head coach Vern Hickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 92 to 73 for the season. The Cal Aggies were ranked at No. 233 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California. Schedule Notes References {{UC Davis Aggies football navbox Cal Aggies UC Davis Aggies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ventura, California
Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), is a city on the Southern Coast of California and the county seat of Ventura County. The population was 110,763 at the 2020 census. Ventura is a popular tourist destination, owing to its historic landmarks, beaches, and resorts. Ventura was founded by the Spanish in 1782, when Saint Junípero Serra established Mission San Buenaventura. Following the Mexican secularization of the Californian missions, San Buenaventura was granted by Governor Pío Pico to Don José de Arnaz as Rancho Ex-Mission San Buenaventura and a small community arose. Following the American Conquest of California, San Buenaventura eventually incorporated as a city in 1866. The 1920s brought a major oil boom, which along with the post–World War II economic expansion, significantly developed and expanded Ventura. History Archaeological discoveries in the area suggest that humans have populated the region for at least 10,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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