Bob Shoup
Landry and Shoup also put together two major events each summer: a coaching clinic that drew as many as 500 people and a charity function known as the Christian Businessmen's Club Day.
In 1971 he led the football team to the NAIA Division II National Championship defeating Westminster College 30-14.
During his time at the college, Shoup collected fourteen NAIA District III titles and his team was listed in the top ten as having the most wins over the last fifty years.
[12] Shoup was a part of the football team at Marshall Fundamental Junior High School in Pasadena.
[13] He later attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, California, where he won fourteen athletic letters in sports such as baseball, tennis, football, and basketball.
He received an Associate Arts degree from John Muir College, Pasadena, where he was elected student body president in 1952.
He earned a bachelor's degree in physical education at UC Santa Barbara, where he also played football and led the team in total offense and to the 1955 CCAA Championship.
Before his recruitment to California Lutheran College, Shoup had garnered fame at Torrance High School, where he had compiled an enviable record for championships.
[14] The football team at Torrance had been described as a “local laughing stock” before Shoup's arrival, and it had gone two years since they last won a game.
Shoup’s first assignment at CLC was to recruit and build a football team, develop a schedule, and secure new facilities.
In 1967, the “Year of the Conquerors,” a 7-2 season, Gary Loyd emerged as the best punter in collegiate football and was named an NAIA All-American in 1968.
A celebration was held at the Hollywood Palladium in conjunction with the Dallas Cowboys, an NFL team that trained at CLC, who won the Super Bowl in January 1972.
Another key player, Mike Sheppard, later became the head coach at California State University Long Beach.
[14] In the early 1960s, Shoup was the college's football coach, took over the baseball program, was an instructor in physical education, became dean of men, and chaired the student discipline committee.
During the next season, Shoup was able to send Greg Osbourne to compete in the national competition in Michigan, where he ultimately finished fourth.
In 1984, Osbourne captured the NAIA District III individual championship, picked up All-America honors, and raised the bar for the program.
[18] After his career at Cal Lutheran, he worked as an assistant at Carlsbad High School for head coach Bob McAllister.
[26][27] Shoup was also instrumental in the construction of the Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, California and the Conejo Valley Recreation Department.
