George W. Dickerson

George W. Dickerson
Dickerson at UCLA, c. 1958
Biographical details
Born(1913-01-27)January 27, 1913
Galion, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 22, 2002(2002-01-22) (aged 88)
Laguna Woods, California, U.S.
Playing career
1934–1936UCLA
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947–1957UCLA (assistant)
1958UCLA
Head coaching record
Overall1–2

George W. Dickerson (January 27, 1913 – January 22, 2002) was an American college football coach at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). An assistant coach with the Bruins from 1947 to 1957, he was the interim head coach for the first three games in 1958 after the unexpected death of Red Sanders in mid-August. Dickerson was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.[1][2]

  1. ^ "UCLA Today obituary for George W. Dickerson". Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
  2. ^ "George Dickerson, 88; UCLA Coach and Hall of Fame Athlete". Los Angeles Times. January 31, 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2019.