List of University of California, Los Angeles people

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Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use mdy dates This is a list of notable present and former faculty, staff, and students of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Notable alumni

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Nobel laureates

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Ralph Bunche in 1963

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  • Fred Ramsdell - recipient of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Physiology or Medicine<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Glenn T. Seaborg – recipient of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • William F. Sharpe – recipient of the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Academia, science and technology

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Walt Cunningham, in 1968 NASA's third civilian astronaut

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Arts and literature

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Business, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy

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Composers and musicians

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Sara Bareilles, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
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Tenacious D, a Grammy Award-winning comedy band with Jack Black (right) and Kyle Gass (left), both UCLA alumni
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Jim Morrison, co-founder and lead vocalist of rock band The Doors
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John Williams, Academy Award, Emmy Award and Grammy Award-winning composer; notable compositions include the scores for Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, and Star Wars film series

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Film, television and theater

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Sean Astin was a 2011, 2024 commencement speaker at UCLA.
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Nicolas Cage
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James Franco
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Jayne Mansfield
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Ben Stiller

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Journalism, media and news

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Errol Barnett, CBS News anchor

Law, government, and public policy

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  • Ken Ziffren (J.D. 1965) – entertainment attorney, L.A.'s film czar (2014–present)

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Sports

Hall of Famers in major team sports

National Baseball Hall of Fame

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Pro Football Hall of Fame

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  • Jimmy Johnson (inducted in 1994)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Troy Aikman (inducted in 2006)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kenny Easley (inducted in 2017)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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Baseball

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Jackie Robinson

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Basketball

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), six-time NBA MVP, Hall of Famer
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Reggie Miller, Hall of Famer
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Bill Walton, NBA MVP, Hall of Famer

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American football / gridiron

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Troy Aikman, Hall of Famer and three-time NFL Super Bowl champion
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Jonathan Ogden, Hall of Famer and eleven-time Pro Bowler
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Matthew Slater, ten-time Pro Bowler and three-time NFL Super Bowl champion

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Golf

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Corey Pavin

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Gymnastics

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Association football / soccer

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Jonathan Bornstein
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Benny Feilhaber

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Tennis

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Arthur Ashe, the first and only black male tennis player to ever win the titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open
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Jimmy Connors

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  • Herbert Flam (1928–1980) – tennis player (ranked as high as # 4)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Zack Fleishman (born 1980) – professional tennis player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Allen Fox (born 1939) – tennis player (ranked as high as # 4) and coach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mike Franks (born 1936) – professional tennis player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Justin Gimelstob (born 1977) – professional tennis player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Julius Heldman (1919–2006) – professional tennis player was the National Junior Tennis Champion in 1936
  • Anita Kanter (born 1933) – tennis player ranked in world top 10
  • Tom Karp (born 1946) – tennis player
  • Jeff Klaparda (born 1963) – professional tennis player, won the 1984 USTA National Amateur Clay Courts title
  • Steve Krulevitz (born 1951) – professional tennis player
  • Larry Nagler (born 1940) – tennis player, 1960 NCAA Tennis Singles Champion and Doubles Champion, in 1962 ranked 11th in the US in singles, inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame and the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame
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  • Brian Teacher (born 1954) – professional tennis player (ranked as high as # 7); Australian Open champion; and coach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Eliot Teltscher (born 1959) – professional tennis player (ranked as high as # 6)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Van Winitsky (born 1959) – professional tennis player ranked as high as # 7 in doubles

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Track and field

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  • Ato Boldon – Olympic track and field athlete 1997 200 meter World Champion and four-time Olympic sprint medalist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Florence Griffith Joyner – Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in 100 meter race<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee – track and field athlete, multiple Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in the heptathlon<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kevin Young – Olympic gold medalist in track and field, current world record holder in 400 meters hurdles

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Volleyball

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Water polo

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Other

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Miscellaneous

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Notable faculty

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Administrators

The following persons had led the Southern branch of the University of California from 1919 to 1950 as provost, and since 1952 have led the University of California at Los Angeles as chancellor:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Provosts (1919–1950)

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1 File:Ernest Carroll Moore, c1936.jpg Ernest Carroll MooreTemplate:Efn July 21, 1919 June 30, 1936 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2 File:Noimage.svg Earle Raymond Hedrick March 19, 1937 June 30, 1942 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
3 File:Dykstra-National-Defense-Mediation-Board.jpg Clarence Addison Dykstra February 1, 1945 May 6, 1950 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Chancellors (1952–present)

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  • Paul Habibi – professor of real estate and finance at UCLA Anderson School of Management
  • Mark A.R. Kleiman – professor of public policy, noted expert on crime and drug policy<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • William Ouchi – professor of management and best-selling author<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Richard Riordan – professor of business at UCLA Anderson School of Management

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Law

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Medicine

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  • Michael Dukakis – professor of policy studies, former governor of Massachusetts and 1988 presidential candidate<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Science and technology

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Social science, arts and humanities

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Athletics

Athletic directors

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  • Fred Cozens – director of Physical Education and Athletics (1919–1942), first basketball (1919–1921) and football (1919) head coach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Dan Guerrero, B.A. 1974 – athletic director (2002–2020)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Martin Jarmond – athletic director (2020–present)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Wilbur Johns, 1925 – athletic director (1948–1963), men's basketball head coach (1939–1948), basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • J. D. Morgan – athletic director (1963–1979), head tennis coach (1949–1966), tennis player (1938–1941)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Basketball coaches

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  • Steve Alford – men's basketball head coach (2013–2018)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Tasha Butts – women's basketball assistant coach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Nikki Caldwell – women's basketball head coach (2008–2011)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Cori Close – women's basketball head coach (2011–present), women's basketball head coach (1993–1995)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mick Cronin – men's basketball head coach (2019–present)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • Denny Crum, 1958 – men's basketball assistant coach (1963–1971), player (1956–1958), member of the Basketball Hall of Fame<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Gary Cunningham – men's basketball head coach (1977–1979), basketball player (1960–1962)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Donny Daniels – men's basketball assistant coach (2003–2010)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Larry Farmer – men's basketball head coach (1981–1984), basketball player (1970–1973)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mark Gottfried – men's basketball assistant coach (1987–1995)
  • Jim Harrick – men's basketball head coach (1988–1996)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Walt Hazzard – men's basketball head coach (1984–1988), basketball player (1961–1964), NBA and Olympic player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Jack Hirsch – men's basketball assistant coach (1984–1988), player (1961–1964)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Brad Holland, B.A. 1979 – men's basketball assistant coach (1988–1992), player (1975–1979)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Michael Holton – men's basketball assistant coach (1996–2001), player (1979–1983)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Ben Howland – men's basketball head coach (2003–2013); 2006 Pac-10 Coach of the Year<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Chad Kammerer – men's basketball assistant coach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kerry Keating – men's basketball assistant coach (2003–2007)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Steve Lavin – men's basketball head coach (1996–2003)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Gerald Madkins – men's basketball assistant coach, player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Philip Mathews – men's basketball assistant coach (2010–2013)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kevin O'Connor – men's basketball assistant coach (1979–1984)
  • Kathy Olivier – women's basketball head coach (1993–2008), women's basketball head coach (1986–1993)
  • Lorenzo Romar – men's basketball assistant coach (1992–1996)
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  • Ivo Simović – men's basketball assistant coach (2022–present)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kenny Washington – first women's basketball head coach (1974), basketball player (1963–1966)
  • Greg White – men's basketball assistant coach (1995–1996)
  • Sidney Wicks – men's basketball assistant coach (1984–1988), player (1968–1971)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • John Wooden – men's basketball head coach (1948–1975), won 10 NCAA championships, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and coach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Caddy Works – men's basketball head coach (1921–1939)
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Football coaches

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  • Sal Alosi – strength and conditioning coordinator<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Jerry Azzinaro – defensive coordinator (2018–2021)
  • Dino Babers – assistant head coach (2004–2007)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • William F. Barnes – head football coach (1958–1964)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Eric Bieniemy – running backs coach (2003–2005), offensive coordinator (2024)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Gary Blackney – assistant coach (1978–1979)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Sam Boghosian – assistant coach (1957–1964), player (1952–1954)
  • Tom Bradley – defensive coordinator (2015–2017)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • James J. Cline – head football coach (1923–1924)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Chip Kelly – head football coach (2018–2024), former NFL coach<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • Ed Kezirian – interim head football coach (2002), football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Adrian Klemm – run game coordinator and offensive line coach
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  • Jim L. Mora – head football coach (2012–2017)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Rick Neuheisel, B.A. 1984 – head football coach (2008–2011), football player (1980–1983)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Tommy Prothro – head football coach (1965–1970), member of the College Football Hall of Fame<ref>Template:Cfbhof</ref>
  • Pepper Rodgers – head football coach (1971–1973)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Lou Spanos – defensive coordinator (2012–2013)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Bob Toledo – head football coach (1996–2002)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Harry Trotter – head football coach (1920–1922), track coach (1919–1946)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Jeff Ulbrich – assistant head coach
  • Dick Vermeil – head football coach (1974–1975)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Miscellaneous coaches

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  • Elvin C. Drake – head sports trainer, 1942–1972; head track and field coach, 1947–1964, winning the NCAA championship in 1956; coached decathletes Rafer Johnson and Yang Chuan-kwang during the 1960 Summer Olympics, in which they won the gold and silver medals; UCLA's Drake Stadium named in his honor
  • Adam Krikorian – men's and women's water polo coach, won nine NCAA championships; assistant coach, won one NCAA championship; UCLA water polo player, won 1995 NCAA championship
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Fictional characters

See also

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References

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