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unusual facts about San Diego State



Beth Burns

Beth Burns was the head women's basketball coach at San Diego State for 1989 to 1997 and from 2005 until her sudden and unexpected retirement in April 2013.

Chaz Schilens

He played high school football at Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona, and college football at San Diego State.

Jamaal Franklin

Franklin enrolled at San Diego State to play for coach Steve Fisher.

Laurel Kessel

She played for San Diego's Crawford High School, San Diego State, and the United States national team.


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1986 Holiday Bowl

San Diego State answered on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Todd Santos to running back Chris Hardy to make it 7-6 Iowa, closing the 1st quarter of scoring.

Ay-O

Owen Smith, Fluxus: The History of an Attitude, San Diego State University Press, 1999

Claude Gilbert

Gilbert returned to San Diego State as defensive coordinator under Ted Tollner in 1995, and oversaw consecutive eight-win seasons, which was not achieved until 2010 and 2011.

Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry

"Cars in those days carried extra oil and water to be sure they could make it through difficult trips," added Jim Herrick, executive director of the San Diego State Alumni Association.

Leo Calland

His San Diego State teams won two SCIAC championships, in 1936 and 1937, with players including John D. Butler, who became mayor of San Diego from 1951 to 1955.

Rae Armantrout

In 1965, whilst living in the Allied Gardens district with her parents, Armantrout attended San Diego State University, intending to major in anthropology.

Swift Aire Lines

A book on the history of Swift Aire Lines was written in 1979 by an authority of commuter airlines, Dr. Imre E. Quastler of San Diego State University.

Vinge

Vernor Vinge (born 1944), a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author