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American football player and coach (1899–1960) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Jacob Cline[1] (March 2, 1899 – July 19, 1969)[2] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the Southern Branch of the University of California—now known as the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)—from 1923 to 1924, comping a record of 2–10–3.
![]() Cline pictured in Southern Campus 1924, UCLA yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Fremont County, Iowa, U.S. | March 2, 1899
Died | July 19, 1969 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
1918–1919 | California |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1923–1924 | Southern Branch |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–10–3 |
Cline graduated from Pomona High School in Pomona, California, before attending the University of California, Berkeley, where he played for the California Golden Bears under head coach Andy Smith.[3] He was later president of Cline Hardwood Co. in Los Angeles, where he died on July 19, 1969.[4]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Southern Branch Grizzlies (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1923–1924) | |||||||||
1923 | Southern Branch | 2–5 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1924 | Southern Branch | 0–5–3 | 0–4–1 | 6th | |||||
Southern Branch: | 2–10–3 | 0–9–1 | |||||||
Total: | 2–10–3 |