Terry Donahue
American football coach and executive
Died when: 77 years 10 days (924 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Terrence Michael Donahue (June 24, 1944 – July 4, 2021) was an American football coach and executive.He served as the head coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1976 to 1995, compiling a record of 151–74–8.
His 151 wins are the most in UCLA Bruins history, and his 98 wins in the Pac-10 Conference—now known as the Pac-12 Conference—remain the most in the conference's history.
Donahue's Bruins won five Pac-10 titles and appeared in four Rose Bowls, winning three.He became the first head coach to win a bowl game in seven consecutive seasons.
Donahue played college football for UCLA as an undersized defensive tackle.He left coaching after the 1995 season to become a college football color commentator.
Donahue was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000.From 2001 to 2005, he was the general manager for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL).