10 Facts About Fred Cozens

Frederick Warren Cozens was an American college basketball, football, and boxing coach.

Fred Cozens was the first head coach of both basketball and football at UCLA and served as the school's athletic director from 1919 to 1942.

Fred Cozens's mother Carrie E Cozens was born in Indiana in 1858.

Fred Cozens received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of California in 1915 and 1918, respectively, and a Ph.

Fred Cozens began as a teaching fellow and physical education instructor at Berkeley from 1915 to 1919.

In 1919, Fred Cozens moved to the Southern Branch of the University of California, now known as UCLA, where he served as the Director of Physical Education and Athletics and professor of physical education from 1919 to 1942.

Fred Cozens became the first head coach of the Southern Branch men's basketball and football teams in 1919.

Fred Cozens served as the dean of UCLA's college of Applied Arts from 1939 to 1942.

Fred Cozens returned to Berkeley in 1942 and served as a professor and director of physical education from 1942 to 1954.

Cozens was married to Helen J Cozens and had two sons, Frederick K and James B Cozens.