Prince Gary "Prink" Callison (August 15, 1899 – June 17, 1986) was an

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player and coach. He served as the head coach at the

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McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. . from 1932 to 1937, compiling a record of 33–23–2. In 1933, Callison led the program to its second championship of the

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Early career

Callison played

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at Oregon from 1920 to 1922. He then became the head football and basketball coach at Medford High School, leading the boys' basketball team to Oregon state championships in 1924 and 1929.

Head coach at Oregon

The Ducks hired Callison in 1932. In 1933, he coached the Ducks to a 9–1 record and a tie for the

championship with

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. 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

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, the only team to have beaten Oregon that year. 1933 was 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

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in 1986. He had been named to the

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in 1981.

Head coaching record

College

References

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