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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1931–2020)}}
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| name = Sam Boghosian
| name = Sam Boghosian
| image = Sam Boghosian - Southern Campus 1960.jpg
| image = Sam Boghosian 1953.jpg
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| caption = Boghosian as UCLA assistant coach (1960)
| caption = Boghosian, circa 1953
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|12|22}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|12|22}}
| birth_place = [[Fresno, California]]
| birth_place = [[Fresno, California]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|2|26|1931|12|22}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|2|26|1931|12|22}}
| death_place = [[Indian Wells, California]]
| death_place = [[Indian Wells, California]], U.S.
| alma_mater =
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| player_years1 = 1952–1954
| player_years1 = 1952–1954
| player_team1 = [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]]
| player_team1 = [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]]
| player_positions = [[Guard (American and Canadian football)|Guard]]
| player_positions = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]
| coach_years1 = 1957–1964
| coach_years1 = 1957–1964
| coach_team1 = [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] (assistant)
| coach_team1 = UCLA (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1965–1972
| coach_years2 = 1965–1972
| coach_team2 = [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] (OL)
| coach_team2 = [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] (OL)
| coach_years3 = 1973–1974
| coach_years3 = 1973–1974
| coach_team3 = [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] ([[Offensive coordinator|OC]])
| coach_team3 = Oregon State ([[Offensive coordinator|OC]])
| coach_years4 = 1975
| coach_years4 = 1975
| coach_team4 = [[Houston Oilers]] (OL)
| coach_team4 = [[Houston Oilers]] (OL)
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| coach_team5 = [[Seattle Seahawks]] (OL)
| coach_team5 = [[Seattle Seahawks]] (OL)
| coach_years6 = 1979–1987
| coach_years6 = 1979–1987
| coach_team6 = [[Oakland Raiders|Los Angeles Raiders]] (OL)
| coach_team6 = [[Las Vegas Raiders|Oakland/L.A. Raiders]] (OL)
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* [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National]] ([[1954 UCLA Bruins football team|1954]])
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| awards = [[UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame]]
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* Second-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-PCC]] ([[1954 All-Pacific Coast football team|1954]])
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* [[UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame]]
* Two-time [[Super Bowl]] winner ([[Super Bowl XV|XV]], [[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]])
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'''Sam Boghosian''' (December 22, 1931 – February 26, 2020) was an American [[college football|college]] and professional [[American football|football]] coach. He played college ball as a [[guard (American football)|guard]] for the [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA Bruins]], and was later an assistant coach at his alma mater. He was inducted into the [[UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettetimes.com/sports/beavers-sports/football/osu-footballl-former-assistant-coach-sam-boghosian-passes-away/article_fdf5e4d4-e380-5d10-908a-9211145186a1.html |title=OSU football: Former assistant coach Sam Boghosian passes away &#124; Football |publisher=gazettetimes.com |date= |accessdate=2020-02-29}}</ref>
'''Sam Boghosian''' (December 22, 1931 – February 26, 2020) was an American [[college football|college]] and professional [[American football|football]] coach. He&nbsp;played college football as a [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] for the [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA Bruins]], and was later an assistant coach at his alma mater. Boghosian was a key member of the [[1954 UCLA Bruins football team|1954]] [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championship]] team in his senior season and was inducted into the [[UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=OSU football: Former assistant coach Sam Boghosian passes away &#124; Football |url=https://www.gazettetimes.com/sports/beavers-sports/football/osu-footballl-former-assistant-coach-sam-boghosian-passes-away/article_fdf5e4d4-e380-5d10-908a-9211145186a1.html |access-date=2020-02-29 |publisher=gazettetimes.com}}</ref> As an offensive line coach, he won two [[Super Bowl]]s with the [[Las Vegas Raiders|Oakland / Los&nbsp;Angeles Raiders]].


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Boghosian played for coach [[Henry Russell Sanders|Red Sanders]] at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] from 1952 to 1954. He was a member of the [[UCLA Bruins football|Bruins]] team that lost the [[1954 Rose Bowl]] and was named that year's [[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|FWAA and UPI National Champions]].
Born and raised in [[Fresno, California]], Boghosian graduated from [[Fresno High School]] and played for head coach [[Red Sanders]] at the [[UCLA Bruins football|University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA) from [[1952 UCLA Bruins football team|1952]] through [[1954 UCLA Bruins football team|1954]]. He&nbsp;was a member of the [[UCLA Bruins football|1953]] Bruins team that won the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] (PCC) title and went to the [[1954 Rose Bowl|Rose&nbsp;Bowl]]. The following year's team went undefeated and was named [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|FWAA and UPI national champions]]; the Bruins did not return to the [[1955 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] due to a no-repeat rule, enacted by the PCC several years earlier (after three straight losses by [[1950 California Golden Bears football|California]]).<!-- enacted after Cal lost a third straight in January 1951, rule expired with PCC disbandment in spring 1959 -->


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
[[File:Sam Boghosian - Southern Campus 1960.jpg|thumb|140px|left|Boghosian as UCLA assistant coach (1960)]]
Boghosian became a member of Russell's coaching staff in 1957 and remained there until 1965 when he joined fellow UCLA assistant [[Tommy Prothro]] at [[Oregon State University|Oregon State]]. Boghosian remained at OSU until 1975 when he joined the [[Houston Oilers]] coaching staff. In 1965, Boghosian was interviewed for the [[Oklahoma Sooners]] head coaching job, but the university hired [[Jim Mackenzie (American football)|Jim Mackenzie]] instead.<ref name="google.com">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9ukNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6460,7863493&dq=sam%20boghosian|title=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search|author=|date=|work=Google.com|access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref>
Boghosian became a member of Sanders' coaching staff in [[1957 UCLA Bruins football team|1957]] and remained there through [[1964 UCLA Bruins football team|1964]] under [[William F. Barnes|Bill Barnes]], then joined the staff of new head coach [[Dee Andros]] at [[1965 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon&nbsp;State]] in [[Corvallis, Oregon|Corvallis]]. In&nbsp;late 1965, he&nbsp;interviewed for the [[1966 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma Sooners]]' head coaching job, but [[Jim Mackenzie (American football)|Jim Mackenzie]] was hired. Boghosian remained at OSU through [[1974 Oregon State Beavers football team|1974]], when he joined the [[1975 Houston Oilers season|Houston Oilers]] coaching staff.<ref name="google.com">{{Cite web |date=December 29, 1984 |title=Sprts briefing |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9ukNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6460,7863493&dq=sam%20boghosian |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |page=12}}</ref> In&nbsp;1976, he joined the [[1976 NFL expansion draft|expansion]] [[1976 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] as offensive line&nbsp;coach, but left coaching prior to the [[1978 Seattle Seahawks season|1978]] season to focus on&nbsp;business.<ref name="stsns">{{Cite news |last=Van Sickel |first=Charlie |date=August 19, 1978 |title=Sights and seens |page=11 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OTgwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C_kDAAAAIBAJ&dq=sam%20boghosian&pg=5291%2C1326394}}</ref>


Boghosian returned to coaching in [[1979 Oakland Raiders season|1979]] as offensive line coach with the [[1979 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]], and helped them to two [[Super Bowl]] wins ([[Super Bowl XV|XV]],&nbsp;[[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]]), the latter after the franchise moved to [[Los Angeles]]. He&nbsp;was offered the Oregon State head coaching job in late [[1984 Oregon State Beavers football team|1984]], but declined.<ref name="google.com" /><ref name="osusrch">{{Cite news |last=Cawood |first=Neil |date=December 29, 1984 |title=OSU's search finally ends |page=1B |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5eZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6285%2C7708137}}</ref><ref name="apkwcbv">{{Cite news |date=December 29, 1984 |title=Kragthorpe will coach Beavers |page=16 |work=Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |location=(Spokane, Washington) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m1hWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6980%2C7830940}}</ref> The Raiders fell to 5–10 in&nbsp;[[1987 Los Angeles Raiders season|1987]], his ninth year with the team, and he was one of five assistants let&nbsp;go<!-- by the team-->.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 30, 1988 |title=Tansactions &#91;sic&#93; |publisher=The New York Times Company |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/30/sports/tansactions.html |access-date=March 1, 2017 |via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>
In 1976, he joined the [[expansion team|expansion]] [[Seattle Seahawks]] as the team's first offensive line coach. Boghosian left coaching in 1978 to focus on business,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YrMSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5287,1326819&dq=sam%20boghosian|title=Spokane Daily Chronicle - Google News Archive Search|author=|date=|work=Google.com|access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref>

From 1979 to 1987, Boghosian was the offensive line coach for the [[Oakland Raiders|Los Angeles Raiders]]. He helped coach the Raiders to two [[Super Bowl]]s ([[Super Bowl XV|XV]] and [[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]]). Boghosian was offered the Oregon State head coaching job in 1984, but turned it down.<ref name="google.com"/> The Raiders fell to 5–10 in 1987 and Boghosian was one of five assistants let go by the team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/30/sports/tansactions.html|title=Tansactions &#91;sic&#93;|author=|date=January 30, 1988|publisher=The New York Times Company|access-date=March 1, 2017|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>


==Honors==
==Honors==
Boghosian was inducted into the [[Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame]] in 1978,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fresnoahof.org/current-past-inductees|title=Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame {{!}} Home|website=Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame {{!}} Home|access-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> and the [[UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame]] in 1999.
Boghosian was inducted into the [[Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame]] in 1978,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame {{!}} Home |url=http://www.fresnoahof.org/current-past-inductees |access-date=February 2, 2017 |website=Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame {{!}} Home}}</ref> and the [[UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame]] in 1999.


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Latest revision as of 07:29, 1 December 2024

Sam Boghosian
Boghosian, circa 1953
Biographical details
Born(1931-12-22)December 22, 1931
Fresno, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 26, 2020(2020-02-26) (aged 88)
Indian Wells, California, U.S.
Playing career
1952–1954UCLA
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957–1964UCLA (assistant)
1965–1972Oregon State (OL)
1973–1974Oregon State (OC)
1975Houston Oilers (OL)
1976–1977Seattle Seahawks (OL)
1979–1987Oakland/L.A. Raiders (OL)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Sam Boghosian (December 22, 1931 – February 26, 2020) was an American college and professional football coach. He played college football as a guard for the UCLA Bruins, and was later an assistant coach at his alma mater. Boghosian was a key member of the 1954 national championship team in his senior season and was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.[1] As an offensive line coach, he won two Super Bowls with the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders.

Playing career

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Born and raised in Fresno, California, Boghosian graduated from Fresno High School and played for head coach Red Sanders at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1952 through 1954. He was a member of the 1953 Bruins team that won the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) title and went to the Rose Bowl. The following year's team went undefeated and was named FWAA and UPI national champions; the Bruins did not return to the Rose Bowl due to a no-repeat rule, enacted by the PCC several years earlier (after three straight losses by California).

Coaching career

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Boghosian as UCLA assistant coach (1960)

Boghosian became a member of Sanders' coaching staff in 1957 and remained there through 1964 under Bill Barnes, then joined the staff of new head coach Dee Andros at Oregon State in Corvallis. In late 1965, he interviewed for the Oklahoma Sooners' head coaching job, but Jim Mackenzie was hired. Boghosian remained at OSU through 1974, when he joined the Houston Oilers coaching staff.[2] In 1976, he joined the expansion Seattle Seahawks as offensive line coach, but left coaching prior to the 1978 season to focus on business.[3]

Boghosian returned to coaching in 1979 as offensive line coach with the Oakland Raiders, and helped them to two Super Bowl wins (XV, XVIII), the latter after the franchise moved to Los Angeles. He was offered the Oregon State head coaching job in late 1984, but declined.[2][4][5] The Raiders fell to 5–10 in 1987, his ninth year with the team, and he was one of five assistants let go.[6]

Honors

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Boghosian was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978,[7] and the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999.

References

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  1. ^ "OSU football: Former assistant coach Sam Boghosian passes away | Football". gazettetimes.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sprts briefing". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 29, 1984. p. 12.
  3. ^ Van Sickel, Charlie (August 19, 1978). "Sights and seens". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 11.
  4. ^ Cawood, Neil (December 29, 1984). "OSU's search finally ends". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  5. ^ "Kragthorpe will coach Beavers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 29, 1984. p. 16.
  6. ^ "Tansactions [sic]". The New York Times Company. January 30, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ^ "Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame | Home". Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame | Home. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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