Terry Donahue
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 24, 1944 Los Angeles, California |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1966 | UCLA |
| Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1970 | Kansas (DL) |
| 1971–1975 | UCLA (OL) |
| 1976–1995 | UCLA |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1999–2000 | San Francisco 49ers (dir. player pers.) |
| 2001–2005 | San Francisco 49ers (GM) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 151–74–8 |
| Bowls | 8–4–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 Pac-10 (1982–1983, 1985, 1987, 1993) | |
| Awards | |
| 2x Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1985, 1993) | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2000 (profile) |
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Terrence Michael "Terry" Donahue (born June 24, 1944) is a former American football player, coach, and executive and, currently, a football analyst. He served as the head football coach of the UCLA Bruins from 1976 to 1995, compiling a record of 151–74–8. From 2001 to 2005, Donahue was the general manager for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000. Donahue is on the Board of Directors for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which is named after Ronnie Lott and is given annually to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year.
Born Terrence Michael Donahue in Los Angeles, Terry Donahue attended St. Charles Borromeo Elementary School in North Hollywood, California and graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks. He then played at UCLA as a 195-pound defensive tackle on the 1966 Rose Bowl-winning team.
After graduating, Donahue became an assistant coach at the University of Kansas under Pepper Rodgers. In 1971, he returned to UCLA when Rodgers became the head coach there. When Rodgers left, remained as an assistant under Dick Vermeil before succeeding Vermeil as the head coach in 1976.
Donahue has the most conference wins of any coach in Pacific-10 Conference history (98) and also the most wins in UCLA Bruins football history (151). He compiled a record of 8–4–1 in bowl games and was the first coach to win a bowl game in seven consecutive seasons. His UCLA teams won or shared five Pacific-10 Conference championships and won three Rose Bowls (1983, 1984, and 1986). Donahue's record was 10–9–1 against USC in the UCLA–USC rivalry. His teams won four New Year's Day bowl games in a row from 1983 to 1986. Donahue was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
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