&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Bill_Putnam_1945.jpg) Putnam with UCLA c. 1945 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1922 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1992 (aged 70) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | McClatchy (Sacramento, California) |
| College | UCLA (1943–1945) |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 20 |
| Coaching career | 1946–1962 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1946–1962 | UCLA (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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William Charles Putnam[1] (August 12, 1922 – December 12, 1992) was an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. He earned second-team All-American honors in 1945, when he helped lead the Bruins to their first basketball championship, winning the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) Southern Division title. Putnam was later an assistant coach and assistant athletic director at UCLA. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
- ^ Guthrie, Clare (June 24, 1946). "W. C. (Bill) Putnam Will Marry Los Angeles Girl On Thursday". The Sacramento Bee. p. 11. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.