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Name
  
Wilbur Johns

Role
  
Basketball Coach

Died
  
July 15, 1967


Wilbur Johns

Wilbur Johns (December 8, 1903 – July 14, 1967) was a men's college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) prior to John Wooden from 1939 to 1948, guiding them to a 93-120 record. He became the school's athletic director following his head coaching tenure. He is a 1985 inductee to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. He died at his home at age 63 on July 14, 1967.

Johns played four years basketball at UCLA, graduating in 1925.

References

Wilbur Johns Wikipedia


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