John Balano has had significant coaching accomplishments at City College of San Francisco, leading them to numerous state championships and bowl game victories. Many of his players have gone on to play in the NFL, including Desmond Bishop who won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers. Balano has also served as the Director of Sport Performance at City College of San Francisco where he continued their winning tradition.

1. Collegiate coaching accomplishments by John Balano
Players who have passed through The City College of San Francisco
Strength and Conditioning Program and gone on to the NFL
DesmondBishop (scholarshiptoUniversityof CaliforniaBerkeley)
GreenBay Packers,MinnesotaVikings,ArizonaCardinals
2011 Super Bowl ChampionshipwithGreenBay Packers
DejonGomes(scholarshiptoUniversityof Nebraska)
WashingtonRedskins,DetroitLions
Larry Grant (scholarshiptoOhioState University)
St. LouisRams, San Francisco49ers, ChicagoBears
Lavelle Hawkins (scholarshiptoUniversityof CaliforniaBerkeley)
Tennessee Titans
Lance Mitchell (scholarshiptoUniversityof Oklahoma)
ArizonaCardinals
Maurice Purify(scholarshiptothe Universityof Nebraska)
Cincinnati Bengals
Gibril Wilson(scholarshiptoUniversityof Tennessee)
NewYork Giants,OaklandRaiders,Miami Dolphins,Cincinnati Bengals
2008 Super Bowl ChampionshipwithNewYorkGiants
City College of San Francisco Post Season Coaching Experience
2001 National Championship
CaliforniaState ChampionshipGame (Won)
vs.PalomarCollege,SanDiego
@ College of Sequoias, VisaliaCA
HawaiianPunchBowl (Won)
vs.FresnoCityCollege
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
2002 HawaiianPunch Bowl (Won)
vs.College of SanMateo
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
2003 National Championship
CaliforniaState ChampionshipGame (Won)
vs.GrossmontCollege,SanDiego
@ Memorial Stadium, BakersfieldCA
HawaiianPunchBowl (Won)
vs.Reedley College
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA

2. 2004 CaliforniaState ChampionshipGame
vs.College of the Canyons,SantaClarita
@ College of Sequoias, VisaliaCA
HawaiianPunchBowl (Won)
vs.FresnoCityCollege
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
2005 CaliforniaState ChampionshipGame
vs.GrossmontCollege,SanDiego
@ Chukchansi Park,FresnoCA
HawaiianPunchBowl (Won)
vs.Reedley College
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
2006 CaliforniaState ChampionshipGame
vs.El CaminoCollege,Torrance
@ Chukchansi Park,FresnoCA
HawaiianPunchBowl (Won)
vs.FresnoCityCollege
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
2007 National Championship
CaliforniaState ChampionshipGame (Won)
vs.Mt. San AntonioCollege,Walnut
@ Chukchansi Park,FresnoCA
HawaiianPunchBowl (Won)
vs. SierraCollege,Rocklin
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
2008 HawaiianPunchBowl
vs.San JoaquinDeltaCollege ,Stockton
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
2009 HawaiianPunchBowl (Won)
vs.AmericanRiverCollege,Sacramento
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
2010 CaliforniaState ChampionshipGame
vs.Mt. San AntonioCollege,Walnut
@ HilmerLodge Stadium, WalnutCA
HawaiianPunchBowl (Won)
vs. FresnoCityCollege
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA

3. 2011 National Championship
CaliforniaState ChampionshipGame (Won)
vs.Mt. San AntonioCollege,Walnut
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
HawaiianPunchBowl (Won)
vs. FresnoCityCollege
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
2012 CaliforniaState ChampionshipGame
vs.BakersfieldCollege
@ Memorial Stadium,BakersfieldCA
San FranciscoCommunityCollege Bowl (Won)
vs.AmericanRiverCollege,Sacramento
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
2013 San FranciscoCommunityCollege Bowl (Won)
vs.SierraCollege,Rocklin
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
2014 CaliforniaState ChampionshipGame
vs.Mt. San AntonioCollege,Walnut
@ HilmerLodge Stadium,Walnut CA
NorthernCaliforniaChampionshipBowl (Won)
vs.AmericanRiver,Sacramento
@ Ram Stadium, SanFrancisco CA
San FranciscoCommunityCollege Bowl (Won)
vs.Chabot College,Hayward
@ Ram Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
The following reflects position of Director of Sport Performance
2015 National Championship
CaliforniaState ChampionshipGame (Won)
vs. SaddlebackCollege,MissionViejo
@ George Rush Stadium,SanFrancisco CA
NorthernCaliforniaChampionshipBowl (Won)
vs.Chabot College,Hayward
@ George Rush Stadium,SanFranciscoCA
San FranciscoCommunityCollege Bowl (Won)
vs.Butte College,Oroville
@ George Rush Stadium,SanFranciscoCA