Alvin Olen Baldock (December 17, 1929 – September 14, 2009) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California from 1959 to 1961, the College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California from 1962 to 1968, and the Los Angeles City College from 1972 to 1974, and Taft College in Taft, California from 1976 to 1989 and 1991 to 1993. Baldock led Taft to junior college national championships by JC-Grid-Wire in 1982 and 1984.

Al Baldock
Biographical details
Born(1929-12-17)December 17, 1929
Holly, Texas, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 2009(2009-09-14) (aged 79)
Taft, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1949–1950USC
1951–1952Fort Riley
1953USC
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1951–1952Fort Riley
1954USC (freshmen)
1955Leuzinger HS (CA) (assistant)
1956–1958Taft (assistant)
1959–1961Hancock
1962–1968Sequoias
1969–1971San Diego State (assistant)
1972–1974Los Angeles City
1976–1989Taft
1991–1993Taft
Track and field
1951–1952Fort Riley
1956–1959Taft
Volleyball
1951–1952Fort Riley
Head coaching record
Bowls9–5 (junior college)
TournamentsFootball
2–0–1 (California JC large division playoffs)
4–0 (California JC Division II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 junior college national (1982, 1984)
1 California JC large division (1973)
2 California JC Division II (1977, 1979)
5 CCJCA/Central (1960–1961, 1976–1977, 1979)
2 Valley Conference (1963, 1965)
1 SCC (1973)
1 WSC (1981)
2 Metropolitan Conference (1982–1983)
1 Pac-9 (1984)
2 Central Valley Conference (1986–1987)
1 Coast Valley Conference (1989)

Baldock was born on December 17, 1929, in Holly, Texas. He attended the University of Southern California (USC), where played college football as an end. His time at USC was interrupted for two year by service in the United States Army, 1951 and 1952, when was head football, track, and volleyball coach for the 25th Artillery Battalion at Fort Riley in Kansas.[1]

Baldock died on September 14, 2009, in Taft.[2]

Head coaching record

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Junior college football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Hancock Bulldogs (Central California Junior College Association) (1959–1961)
1959 Hancock 3–5–1 1–4–1 6th
1960 Hancock 10–0 6–0 1st W Orange Show Bowl
1961 Hancock 8–2 6–0 1st L Prune Bowl
Hancock: 21–7–1 13–4–1
Sequoias Giants (Valley Conference) (1962–1968)
1962 Sequoias 6–2–1 2–2–1 4th
1963 Sequoias 8–1 5–0 1st
1964 Sequoias 6–2–1 3–2 T–3rd
1965 Sequoias 7–2–1 4–0–1 1st W Empire Bowl
1966 Sequoias 6–3 2–3 T–3rd
1967 Sequoias 6–1–1 4–1 2nd
1968 Sequoias 7–2 4–1 2nd
Sequoias: 46–13–4 24–9–2
Los Angeles City Cubs (Southern California Conference) (1972–1974)
1972 Los Angeles City 4–3 3rd
1973 Los Angeles City 10–2–1 6–1 T–1st T California JC large division championship
1974 Los Angeles City 6–4 4–3 T–4th
Los Angeles City: 14–7
Taft Cougars (Central Conference) (1976–1979)
1976 Taft 10–1 4–1 1st W Central-Desert Bowl
1977 Taft 11–0 5–0 1st W California JC Division II championship
1978 Taft 6–3 3–1 2nd
1979 Taft 10–2 4–0 1st W California JC Division II championship, L Potato Bowl
Taft Cougars (Metropolitan Conference) (1980)
1980 Taft 8–2–1 4–2 T–2nd W Potato Bowl
Taft Cougars (Western State Conference) (1981)
1981 Taft 9–1 6–0 1st W Potato Bowl
Taft Cougars (Metropolitan Conference) (1982–1983)
1982 Taft 11–0 6–0 1st W Potato Bowl
1983 Taft 9–1 5–0 1st L Potato Bowl
Taft Cougars (Pac-9 Conference) (1984–1985)
1984 Taft 10–1 7–1 T–1st W Potato Bowl
1985 Taft 7–2–1 6–1–1 2nd L Potato Bowl
Taft Cougars (Central Valley Conference) (1986–1987)
1986 Taft 7–3 5–0 1st W Potato Bowl
1987 Taft 9–1 5–0 1st L Pony Bowl
Taft Cougars (Independent) (1988)
1988 Taft 6–1
Taft Cougars (Coast Valley Conference) (1989)
1989 Taft 9–0–1 5–0 1st W Potato Bowl
Taft Cougars (Northern California Football League) (1991–1993)
1991 Taft 5–4 3–3 T–3rd
1992 Taft 6–3 4–2 2nd
1993 Taft 6–1–2 4–1–1 2nd
Taft: 139–26–5 76–12–2
Total:
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

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  1. ^ "Alvin Baldock Selected As Hancock Grid Coach Grid Coach". Santa Maria Times. Santa Maria, California. March 25, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Alvin "Al" Baldock". Visalia Times-Delta. Visalia, California. September 18, 2009. p. 2C. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Hancock Football Record Book" (PDF). Allan Hancock College Athletics. p. 21. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "COS Football Record by Years" (PDF). College of the Sequoias. Retrieved May 6, 2024.