William F. Barnes was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1958 to 1964. Barnes guided his teams to a 31–34–3 (.478) record, including two seven-win seasons in 1960 and 1961 and an appearance in the Rose Bowl.
William F. Barnes
The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California, Los Angeles, in college football as members of the Big Ten Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The Bruins play their home games off campus at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
Fred Cozens, UCLA's first head football coach
Jackie Robinson (who broke baseball's color barrier) played on the Bruins from 1939 to 1940
Bruin RB Johnny Hermann catching a pass in a 1955 game against Oregon State
Coach Dick Vermeil was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.