Frank Van Deren (2004) - California Athletics Hall of Fame

Frank Van Deren

Induction:
2004
Class:
1948

A 1948 first-team all-conference end who later was voted a member of Pappy Waldorf’s All-Time Team on both offense and defense … played on Cal clubs that posted a 19-2 record during his two seasons (1947-48) in Berkeley … also selected on Cal’s Centennial Team—along with teammates Jackie Jensen and Rod Franz … starred on the 1948 squad that registered a 10-1 mark and earned a share of the Pacific Coast Conference championship … that ’48 team’s lone loss was 20-14 to Northwestern in the 1949 Rose Bowl … also coached on Waldorf’s Rose Bowl teams of 1950 and 1951 … returned to Cal in the 1960’s to coach on Ray Willsey’s staff and later served as head coach at Humboldt State for 26 years.