Henry Russell Sanders
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| Henry Russell Sanders | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Born | March 7, 1905 | |
| Place of birth |  Asheville, NC |
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| Died | August 14, 1958 (aged 53) | |
| Place of death | Los Angeles, California | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 102-41-3 | |
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| Championships | ||
| 3 PCC Conference Championships (1953, 1954, 1955) National Championship (1954) UPI |
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| Awards | ||
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| Playing career | ||
| 1923-1927 | Vanderbilt University | |
| Position | Quarterback | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1940-1942 1946-1948 1949-1957 |
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt UCLA |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1996 (Bio) | ||
Henry Russell ("Red") Sanders (born March 7, 1905 in Asheville, North Carolina – died August 14, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) was an American college football head coach at UCLA and Vanderbilt. Known for being witty and hard driving, he used the single-wing formation to bring the two universities to great success. He is widely credited with coining the saying, "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing". He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
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[edit] Vanderbilt
Sanders attended college at Vanderbilt University. He was a four-year letterman both in football and baseball. He was captain of the baseball team in his senior year. He was the quarterback on the football team. His coach, Dan McGugin, said of him, "Red Sanders has one of the best football minds I have ever known."
He also had a successful stint as head coach at Vanderbilt having compiled a 36-22-2 (.617) record there, its best overall record while a member of the Southeastern Conference.
[edit] UCLA
Sanders coached the Bruins from 1949 to 1957. He was arguably the best coach in school history, having compiled a record of 66-19-1 (.773) at UCLA and earning the school its only national championship in football. As head coach of the Bruins, Sanders took them to three Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) titles, two Rose Bowls ('53 and '55 seasons) and to a 6-3 record over arch-rival USC. While at UCLA, another famous quote was attributed to Sanders regarding the UCLA-USC rivalry, "It's not a matter of life or death, it’s more important than that." [1]
The 1954 Bruins compiled a 9-0 record and climbed to the top of the UPI poll, winning the national championship that year and sharing it with Ohio State, winner of the AP Poll's championship. Due to the PCC's early "no repeat" rule, the undefeated Bruins were unable to compete in the Rose Bowl that season despite being the PCC champion. Second-place USC (who the Bruins defeated 34-0), played in the Rose Bowl in their stead and were soundly defeated by Big Ten champion and eventual co-national champion Ohio State.
Sanders died suddently of a heart attack on August 14, 1958, just before the 1958 season. His assistant coach George W. Dickerson rushed in to take his place for the first three games and was replaced by William F. Barnes.
[edit] Personal awards
- 1946 Blue-Gray Game, Montgomery, Alabama, Coach
- 1951 East-West Shrine Game, San Francisco, California, Coach
- 1952 College All-Star Game, Chicago, Illinois, Coach
- 1952 North-South Shrine Game, Miami, Florida, Coach
- 1953, 1954, and 1957 Football Coach of the Year - Los Angeles Times National Sports Awards Dinner
- 1954 Coach of the Year - National Collegiate Football Coaches' Association and the Touchdown Club of Washington, D.C.
- 1984 UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame (Charter Member)
- 1996 College Football Hall of Fame
[edit] Coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Vanderbilt (Southeastern Conference) (1940 – 1942) | |||||||||
| 1940 | Vanderbilt | 3-6-1 | 0-5-1 | ||||||
| 1941 | Vanderbilt | 8-2-0 | 3-2-0 | ||||||
| 1942 | Vanderbilt | 6-4-0 | 2-4-0 | ||||||
| Vanderbilt (Southeastern Conference) (1946 – 1948) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Vanderbilt | 5-4-0 | 3-4-0 | ||||||
| 1947 | Vanderbilt | 6-4-0 | 3-3-0 | ||||||
| 1948 | Vanderbilt | 8-2-1 | 4-2-1 |
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| Vanderbilt: | 36-22-2 | 15-20-2 | |||||||
| UCLA (Pacific Coast Conference) (1949 – 1957) | |||||||||
| 1949 | UCLA | 6-3-0 | 5-2-0 | ||||||
| 1950 | UCLA | 6-3-0 | 5-2-0 | ||||||
| 1951 | UCLA | 5-3-1 | 4-1-1 |
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| 1952 | UCLA | 8-1-0 | 5-1-0 |
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| 1953 | UCLA | 8-2-0 | 6-1-0 | 1st | L Rose † |
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| 1954 | UCLA | 9-0-0 | 6-0-0 | 1st |
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| 1955 | UCLA | 9-2-0 | 6-0-0 | 1st | L Rose † |
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| 1956 | UCLA | 7-3-0 | 5-2-0 | ||||||
| 1957 | UCLA | 8-2-0 | 5-2-0 |
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| UCLA: | 66-19-1 | 47-11-1 | |||||||
| Total: | 102-41-3 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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[edit] References
- Adam Karon, Red Scare, The Daily Bruin, January 20, 2000.
- Milestones, Time, August 25, 1958.
- "He Flies on One Wing," Sports Illustrated, Dec. 26, 1955.
- University of California: In Memoriam: Henry Russell Sanders - University of California (System) Academic Senate. April 1960.
- ^ The Start of Something Big: USC vs. UCLA by Lonnie White, marking 75 years of the UCLA-USC rivalry
| Preceded by Bert LaBrucherie |
UCLA Football Head Coach 1949–1957 |
Succeeded by George W. Dickerson |
| Preceded by Ray Morrison |
Vanderbilt Football Head Coach 1940–1942 |
Succeeded by E.H. Alley |
| Preceded by Doby Bartling |
Vanderbilt Football Head Coach 1946–1948 |
Succeeded by Bill Edwards |
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