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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1913–2002)}} |
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| name = George W. Dickerson |
| name = George W. Dickerson |
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| image = George Dickerson at UCLA.jpg |
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| caption = Dickerson at UCLA, c. 1958 |
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| sport = [[American football|Football]] |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|1|27}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|1|27}} |
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| birth_place = [[Galion, Ohio]] |
| birth_place = [[Galion, Ohio]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|1|22|1913|1|27}} |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|1|22|1913|1|27}} |
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| death_place = [[Laguna Woods, California]] |
| death_place = [[Laguna Woods, California]], U.S. |
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| player_years1 = 1934–1936 |
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| coach_team1 = [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] (assistant) |
| coach_team1 = [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] (assistant) |
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| coach_years2 = 1958 |
| coach_years2 = 1958 |
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| coach_team2 = UCLA |
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| overall_record = 1–2 |
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'''George W. Dickerson''' (January 27, 1913 – January 22, 2002) was an American |
'''George W. Dickerson''' (January 27, 1913 – January 22, 2002) was an American [[college football]] coach at the [[UCLA Bruins football|University of California at Los Angeles]] (UCLA). An assistant coach with the Bruins from [[1947 UCLA Bruins football team|1947]] to [[1957 UCLA Bruins football team|1957]], he was the interim head coach for the first three games in [[1958 UCLA Bruins football team|1958]] after the unexpected death of [[Henry Russell Sanders|Red Sanders]] in mid-August. Dickerson was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.<ref name="UCLA">{{cite web|url=http://www.today.ucla.edu/2002/020212names.html |title=''UCLA Today'' obituary for George W. Dickerson |access-date=December 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901111041/http://www.today.ucla.edu/2002/020212names.html |archive-date=September 1, 2006 }}</ref><ref name=LAT>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jan-31-me-passings31.2-story.html|title=George Dickerson, 88; UCLA Coach and Hall of Fame Athlete|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 31, 2002|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Born in [[Galion, Ohio]],<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=George W. Dickerson |
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|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=george-w-dickerson&pid=209101 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |location=[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]] |date=January 31, 2002 |access-date=July 7, 2019 |via=[[Legacy.com]] }}</ref> Dickerson attended [[Fairfax High School (Los Angeles)|Fairfax High School]] in [[Los Angeles |
|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=george-w-dickerson&pid=209101 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]<!-- |location=[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]--> |date=January 31, 2002 |access-date=July 7, 2019 |via=[[Legacy.com]] }}</ref> Dickerson was raised in [[Southern California|southern]] [[California]] and attended [[Fairfax High School (Los Angeles)|Fairfax High School]] in [[Los Angeles]]. 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 Bruins football team|1936 football team]].<ref name="UCLA"/><ref name=LAT/> |
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==Coaching career== |
==Coaching career== |
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Dickerson returned to UCLA to serve as an assistant coach for Red Sanders. When Sanders died of a heart attack in mid-August [[1958 UCLA Bruins football team|1958]], Dickerson was promoted to head coach several days later.<ref name=aghcjb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BfZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6665%2C3133045 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Assistant gets UCLA head coaching job |date=August 19, 1958 |page=3B}}</ref> Less than two weeks after, he was admitted to the [[Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center|UCLA Medical Center]] with [[nervous exhaustion]]<!-- on August 30-->.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wolf|first=Al|title=Dickerson's Condition Improves|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 2, 1958|quote=George Dickerson, new head football coach at UCLA, was reported "progressing well" yesterday at UCLA Medical Center, after being admitted Saturday suffering from nervous exhaustion.}}</ref> Dickerson returned to coach the Bruins on September 11,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wolf|first=Al|title=Optimistic Dickerson Back at Bruin Helm|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 12, 1958}}</ref> and led the team for the first three games as head coach. UCLA lost the opener to #21 [[1958 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]] on September 20, won at [[1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]], then were [[Shutout|shut out]] 14–0 at [[1958 Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]].<ref name=blndk>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kPRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3992%2C660306 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Harvey |first=Paul III |title=Oregon State blanks UCLA by 14-0 |date=October 5, 1958 |page=1B}}</ref> |
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[[William F. Barnes|Bill Barnes]] was named acting head coach for the Friday night game against [[1958 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] on October 10 (and continued through the [[1964 UCLA Bruins football team|1964)]] season). Dickerson had been re-admitted to the UCLA Medical Center late the previous evening, again suffering from nervous exhaustion.<ref name=hospz>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lfRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3586%2C1794545 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=UCLA coach hospitalized |date=October 10, 1958 |page=2B}}</ref><ref name=fduc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lvRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4368%2C1882997 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Florida downs UCLA by 21-14 |date=October 11, 1958 |page=6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Wolf|first=Al|title=UCLA'S DICKERSON ILL, OUT FOR YEAR. Barnes in Charge of Grid Team|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 10, 1958|quote=George Dickerson, UCLA head football coach, late yesterday' was readmitted to the UCLA Medical Center after suffering a "bad setback" from the nervous exhaustion which hospitalized him just before the season began.}}</ref> |
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Dickerson was one of three assistants from the [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championship]] season of [[1954 UCLA Bruins football team|1954]] to later lead the Bruins as head coach, along with Barnes and [[Tommy Prothro]]. |
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==Head coaching record== |
==Head coaching record== |
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry |
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| year = [[1958 |
| year = [[1958 college football season|1958]] |
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| name = [[1958 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] |
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| overall = 1–2 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) alumni]] |
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[[Category:People from Galion, Ohio]] |
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[[Category:Coaches of American football from California]] |
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | January 27, 1913 Galion, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 22, 2002 (aged 88) Laguna Woods, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1934–1936 | UCLA |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1947–1957 | UCLA (assistant) |
| 1958 | UCLA |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–2 |
George W. Dickerson (January 27, 1913 – January 22, 2002) was an American college football coach at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). An assistant coach with the Bruins from 1947 to 1957, he was the interim head coach for the first three games in 1958 after the unexpected death of Red Sanders in mid-August. Dickerson was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Galion, Ohio,[3] Dickerson was raised in southern California and attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. At UCLA, he lettered in football for three years and rugby for four. He was also a boxer, and was captain of the 1936 football team.[1][2]
Coaching career
[edit]Dickerson returned to UCLA to serve as an assistant coach for Red Sanders. When Sanders died of a heart attack in mid-August 1958, Dickerson was promoted to head coach several days later.[4] Less than two weeks after, he was admitted to the UCLA Medical Center with nervous exhaustion.[5] Dickerson returned to coach the Bruins on September 11,[6] and led the team for the first three games as head coach. UCLA lost the opener to #21 Pittsburgh on September 20, won at Illinois, then were shut out 14–0 at Oregon State.[7]
Bill Barnes was named acting head coach for the Friday night game against Florida on October 10 (and continued through the 1964) season). Dickerson had been re-admitted to the UCLA Medical Center late the previous evening, again suffering from nervous exhaustion.[8][9][10]
Dickerson was one of three assistants from the national championship season of 1954 to later lead the Bruins as head coach, along with Barnes and Tommy Prothro.
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| UCLA Bruins (Pacific Coast Conference) (1958) | |||||||||
| 1958 | UCLA | 1–2 | 0–1 | ||||||
| UCLA: | 1–2 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–2 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "UCLA Today obituary for George W. Dickerson". Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
- ^ a b "George Dickerson, 88; UCLA Coach and Hall of Fame Athlete". Los Angeles Times. January 31, 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "George W. Dickerson". The Los Angeles Times. January 31, 2002. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "Assistant gets UCLA head coaching job". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 19, 1958. p. 3B.
- ^ Wolf, Al (September 2, 1958). "Dickerson's Condition Improves". Los Angeles Times.
George Dickerson, new head football coach at UCLA, was reported "progressing well" yesterday at UCLA Medical Center, after being admitted Saturday suffering from nervous exhaustion.
- ^ Wolf, Al (September 12, 1958). "Optimistic Dickerson Back at Bruin Helm". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Harvey, Paul III (October 5, 1958). "Oregon State blanks UCLA by 14-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "UCLA coach hospitalized". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 10, 1958. p. 2B.
- ^ "Florida downs UCLA by 21-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 11, 1958. p. 6.
- ^ Wolf, Al (October 10, 1958). "UCLA'S DICKERSON ILL, OUT FOR YEAR. Barnes in Charge of Grid Team". Los Angeles Times.
George Dickerson, UCLA head football coach, late yesterday' was readmitted to the UCLA Medical Center after suffering a "bad setback" from the nervous exhaustion which hospitalized him just before the season began.