Coach Terry Donahue
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Coach Donahue Statue to Be Dedicated at Rose Bowl
October 26, 2023 | Football
UCLA's all-time winingest football coach, Terry Donahue will be celebrated with a statue at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Friday in a public ribbon cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. The statue of Coach Donahue will be surrounded by 151 bronze roses of varying shapes and sizes. Each rose has been supported by an individual or family and honors one of the conference-and school-record 151 wins during Donahue's career on the UCLA sideline.
Coach Donahue's statue will be the fourth on Rose Bowl property to represent key moments and people in the venue's history, joining Jackie Robinson (dedicated in 2017), the 1999 Team USA FIFA Women's World Cup Champions (dedicated 2019) and iconic broadcaster Keith Jackson (dedicated 2019). It will be the first statue located inside the Stadium's gates with the other three located outside the venue's fence line near the Stadium's main entrance at Gate A. The Donahue statue will be located adjacent to the Charles E. Young Locker Room and UCLA players and coaches will pass by the iconic coach before each home game.
"Coach Donahue's spirit and what he meant to his players, colleagues, the UCLA community and to the history and preservation of the Rose Bowl Stadium was larger than life," said Dedan Brozino, President of the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation. "He represented the integrity, sportsmanship and care for teaching that is emblematic of only the special coaches in the game – and Terry was beyond legendary."
Donahue ended his career with a winning record against each of the conference's teams, including the Bruins' crosstown rival Trojans. Overall, he won 151 of the 233 games he coached, and 98 of those victories were in the Pac-10 (as the conference was known before adding two teams in 2011). He was the first person to appear in the Rose Bowl Game® as a player, an assistant coach and a coach.
"On behalf of the Terry Donahue family, we are humbled by this outpouring of support for the Terry Donahue Statue and 151 Roses Dedication," said Andrea Donahue. "The Rose Bowl has always played a meaningful part in our lives and provided us many opportunities and great joy. We can't begin to express our gratitude for this iconic stadium and all the people that make it so special. It is a great honor to continue Coach Terry Donahue's legacy so that he may continue to impact the lives of others."
Coach Donahue's statue will be the fourth on Rose Bowl property to represent key moments and people in the venue's history, joining Jackie Robinson (dedicated in 2017), the 1999 Team USA FIFA Women's World Cup Champions (dedicated 2019) and iconic broadcaster Keith Jackson (dedicated 2019). It will be the first statue located inside the Stadium's gates with the other three located outside the venue's fence line near the Stadium's main entrance at Gate A. The Donahue statue will be located adjacent to the Charles E. Young Locker Room and UCLA players and coaches will pass by the iconic coach before each home game.
"Coach Donahue's spirit and what he meant to his players, colleagues, the UCLA community and to the history and preservation of the Rose Bowl Stadium was larger than life," said Dedan Brozino, President of the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation. "He represented the integrity, sportsmanship and care for teaching that is emblematic of only the special coaches in the game – and Terry was beyond legendary."
Donahue ended his career with a winning record against each of the conference's teams, including the Bruins' crosstown rival Trojans. Overall, he won 151 of the 233 games he coached, and 98 of those victories were in the Pac-10 (as the conference was known before adding two teams in 2011). He was the first person to appear in the Rose Bowl Game® as a player, an assistant coach and a coach.
"On behalf of the Terry Donahue family, we are humbled by this outpouring of support for the Terry Donahue Statue and 151 Roses Dedication," said Andrea Donahue. "The Rose Bowl has always played a meaningful part in our lives and provided us many opportunities and great joy. We can't begin to express our gratitude for this iconic stadium and all the people that make it so special. It is a great honor to continue Coach Terry Donahue's legacy so that he may continue to impact the lives of others."
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