Wilbur Johns Explained

Wilbur Johns
Birth Date:8 December 1903
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Player Years1:1921–1925
Player Team1:Southern Branch
Coach Years1:1939–1948
Coach Team1:UCLA
Admin Years1:1947–1963
Admin Team1:UCLA
Overall Record:93–120
Championships:2 PCC (1945, 1947)

Wilbur Johns (December 8, 1903 – July 14, 1967) was an American men's college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), prior to John Wooden, serving from 1939 to 1948, and guiding the UCLA Bruins to a 93–120 record in nine seasons. Johns was also the school's athletic director following from 1947 to 1963. He is a 1985 inductee to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. He died at his home at age 63 on July 14, 1967.[1]

Johns played four years basketball at UCLA, graduating in 1925.[2]

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  1. Web site: Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive . News.google.com . July 16, 1967 . October 27, 2011 .
  2. News: Wilbur Johns Will Retire From UCLA . February 9, 1963 . Pittsburgh Post Gazette . 11 . March 30, 2011.