William F. Barnes
American football player and coach (1917–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William F. Barnes (October 20, 1917 – April 23, 2009)[1] was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1958 to 1964. Barnes guided his teams to a 31–34–3 (.478) record, including two seven-win seasons in 1960 and 1961 and an appearance in the Rose Bowl.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1917-10-20)October 20, 1917 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | April 23, 2009(2009-04-23) (aged 91) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1937–1939 | Tennessee |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1941 | Tennessee (assistant) |
1946–1949 | Arkansas (assistant) |
1950–1958 | UCLA (assistant) |
1958–1964 | UCLA |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 31–34–3 |
Bowls | 0–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 AAWU (1959, 1961) | |
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