George W. Dickerson

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George W. Dickerson
Sport Football
Died January 22, 2002
Career highlights
Overall 1-2-0
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Playing career
1934-36 UCLA
Position Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1958 UCLA

George W. Dickerson was an American college football head coach at UCLA. He only held that position for three games in 1958 while the university searched for a permanent coach after the sudden death of Henry Russell Sanders. Dickerson had been the assistant coach at UCLA since 1946. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.[1]

[edit] Early life and education

Dickerson attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California. At UCLA, he lettered in football for three years and rugby for four. He was also a boxer, and was captain of the 1936 UCLA football team.[1]

[edit] Football coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl
UCLA (Pacific Coast Conference) (1958)
1958 UCLA 1-2-0 0-1-0
UCLA: 1-2-0 0-1-0
Total: 1-2-0
      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
Indicates BCS bowl game.

[edit] References

Preceded by
Henry R. Sanders
UCLA Football Head Coach
1958
Succeeded by
William F. Barnes