Terrence Michael Donahue was an American football coach and executive.
22 Facts About Terry Donahue
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Terry Donahue's Bruins won five Pac-10 titles and appeared in four Rose Bowls, winning three.
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Terry Donahue became the first head coach to win a bowl game in seven consecutive seasons.
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Terry Donahue played college football for UCLA as an undersized defensive tackle.
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Terry Donahue left coaching after the 1995 season to become a college football color commentator.
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Terry Donahue was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000.
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Terry Donahue played two seasons for the Bruins as an undersized 6-foot, 190-pound defensive tackle.
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Terry Donahue has the most wins of any coach in UCLA football history.
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Terry Donahue coached 34 first-team All-Americans, and 14 UCLA players from his era were chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft.
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Terry Donahue was the first person to participate in the Rose Bowl as a player, assistant coach and head coach.
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Terry Donahue was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
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In 2015, Terry Donahue lamented that he "quit too early" from UCLA; he had wanted the program to be more aggressive to pursue a national championship, but felt that unspecified differences with UCLA athletic officials hampered his effectiveness, prompting his departure.
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In 1998, Terry Donahue was offered an opportunity to coach in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys.
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Terry Donahue was the lead college football analyst for CBS Sports from 1996 to 1998.
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Terry Donahue left CBS to join the San Francisco 49ers front office in 1999.
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Terry Donahue was hand-picked by Bill Walsh to succeed him as general manager.
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When Walsh retired in 2001, Terry Donahue was elevated to the general manager position, which he held for four seasons.
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In 2006, Terry Donahue became a game analyst for the NFL on Fox and worked on their Bowl Championship Series coverage as well.
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Terry Donahue served as an analyst on College Football Now on NFL Network.
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Terry Donahue was on the board of directors of the Lott IMPACT Trophy.
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Terry Donahue met his wife, Andrea, on a blind date during his first year as a graduate assistant at the University of Kansas and her junior year as an undergraduate.
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On July 4,2021, Terry Donahue died at his home in Newport Beach, California, following a two-year battle with cancer.