George Callanan; ‘40s USC Football Player

George Callanan, 76, a member of a famous USC football family, died Saturday of natural causes. He is survived by his wife, Maxine, and five daughters: Kathleen, Maureen, Peggy, Eileen and Bridget.

Callanan was a halfback for USC in the early 1940s. He scored two touchdowns against Washington in the Trojans’ 29-0 victory in the 1944 Rose Bowl game. In 1943, he played in a game against College of Pacific with his brothers, Howard and Jim, an unusual athletic sibling occurrence.

Moreover, he threw a 26-yard scoring pass to Howard as the Trojans won, 6-0. Funeral services are being handled by Callanan Mortuary in Hollywood and are pending.