University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
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Dec. 11, 1997
Eight new members will be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame on
Saturday, Dec. 20. Invitation-only ceremonies will be held in the Hall of Fame,
located at the east end of the J.D. Morgan Intercollegiate Athletics Center, and
in the James West Alumni Center, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The new inductees will
also be introduced during halftime of that afternoon's UCLA-St. Louis basketball
game in Pauley Pavilion. The UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame was dedicated in 1984 with 25 charter
members. The Class of 1997 brings the total membership to 121. The 1997 inductees
are Jim Bush, Paul Caliguiri, Tim Daggett, David Greenwood, Frank Lubin, Doug
Partie, Cal Rossi and Charles Young. Following are biographies on the 1997 UCLA Hall of Fame inductees: JIM BUSH - UCLA's head track and field coach for 20 years (1965-84),
Bush guided the Bruins to seven national dual meet titles, five NCAA titles and
seven conference championships. Twenty-three of his athletes competed in the
Olympic Games from 1968-88, winning four gold medals, five silvers and three
bronzes. The Bruins compiled a 152-21 dual meet record during his tenure. Bush
was twice named "Coach of the Year" by the U.S. Track Coaches Association (1971,
1973), the first coach at the time to be honored twice. In 1966, his Bruins
recorded UCLA's first dual meet victory over USC 86-59, at the Coliseum. Bush
was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1987 and the U.S.
Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996. PAUL CALIGIURI - An outstanding defender and four-year starter on the
UCLA soccer team, Caligiuri finished third in the 1985 Hermann Award balloting
(given annually to the nation's top soccer player) and helped guide UCLA to a
21-1-4 record and an NCAA title. In 1986, the Bruin captain and MVP was named
All-American, Soccer America Co-MVP as well as U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the
Year. Caligiuri went on to play in the German professional league for three
years -- one of the first American players to play on a European professional
team. Back home, Caligiuri will always be remembered for his historic goal in
1989 that gave the USA a 1-0 victory over Trinidad & Tobago to put the Americans
in the 1990 World Cup for the first time in 40 years. He started all three of
the teams' World Cup games in 1990 and scored the team's first goal against
Czechoslovakia. In the 1994 World Cup, Paul played every minute for the U.S. to
help the Americans advance to the second round for the first time. In 1995,
Caligiuri made his record 100th international appearance for Team USA. TIM DAGGETT - This seven-year national team member reached the
pinnacle of success in 1984 when he helped lead the Bruins to their first NCAA
Gymnatics Team Championship and later played an integral part in the United
States' gold-medal upset in the Olympic Games. It was Daggett's crucial 10.0 on
high bar during team competition that clinched the first Olympic gold for the
United States. At the 1984 NCAA Championships, Daggett finished second in the
all-around competition to teammate Mitch Gaylord and picked up three NCAA
individual titles on rings, parallel bars and pommel horse. He continued to shine
on pommel at the 1984 Olympics, capturing the bronze medal in the individual
competition. In the record books, he holds a share of the UCLA school pommel,
parallel bars and high bar records and a share of the Pauley Pavilion rings
record. His 10.0 score on the parallel bars in 1984 is a Pauley Pavilion and
NCAA record that still stands. In his four years with the Bruins he earned a
total of 12 All-American honors. Daggett was an assistant coach on the 1996 U.S.
Olympic Team and is currently Vice Chairman of USA Gymnastics. DAVID GREENWOOD - One of UCLA's finest forwards, Greenwood earned
varsity letters from 1976-79, and still ranks high in many UCLA career
statistical categories. A three-time all-conference player and a two-time
All-American in 1978 and 1979, he served as team captain in 1978-79 when the
Bruins compiled a 25-5 record. Greenwood was twice winner of the John Wooden
Award as team Most Valuable Player (1978 and 1979) and led UCLA in scoring and
rebounds as a junior and senior. After his senior season, he was drafted second
overall in the 1st round by the Chicago Bulls, and played a total of 12 years in
the NBA with Chicago, Denver, San Antonio, and Detroit, averaging 10.2 points and
7.9 rebounds in 823 professional games. FRANK LUBIN - A four-year basketball letterman from 1928-31 playing
for Coach "Caddy" Works, the 6'7" Lubin, one of basketball's original "big men",
earned All-Pacific Coast Conference acclaim his senior year. After graduation,
he played for Universal Pictures, a club team that Lubin helped catapult to
national prominence. In 1936, Universal plowed through qualifying tournaments
and eventually won an eight-team national final which earned them the right to
fill half of the 14-man U.S. Olympic roster. Lubin was joined on the 1936 Berlin
Olympic team by other UCLA stand-outs Sam Balter, Carl Knowles, Don Piper and
Carl Shy and helped lead the United States to their first of seven consecutive
Olympic Gold Medals. Recently, Lubin was named Southern California's top amateur
player for the first half of the century. He currently resides in Glendale with
his wife of sixty years, Mary Agnes. DOUG PARTIE - A starter on four consecutive NCAA championship teams
(1981-84), Partie led UCLA to a 126-7 record, including undefeated seasons in
1982 (29-0) and 1984 (38-0). Partie was a three-time All-American and three-time
All-Conference selection from 1982-1984. Doug played on the United States
National Team starting in 1985, winning various medals, including a gold at the
1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and a bronze at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
From 1989-91, Partie played in the top Italian League and was an all-star team
selection in 1990 and '91. On the Pro Beach Volleyball circuit, Doug was a
four-year captain for Team Speedo, a league all-star selection in 1991 and '92,
and a member of the Bud Light Tour Champions in 1992. In 1995 he led Team
Sideout to the regular season title and was named MVP while leading the league in
hitting and kill percentage. CAL ROSSI - A two-sport star at UCLA from 1944-47. Rossi enjoyed a
brilliant four-year varsity football career at right halfback and in the
defensive backfield. During his career, he rushed for 1,490 yards on 255
carries, which put him third on the all-time list. His career rushing average of
5.85 yards per carry was the highest in school history at the time. Rossi's 169
rushing yards against Oregon in 1945 stood as a school record for 15 years. He
ended his career with seven interceptions including a team-leading three picks in
1947. Rossi gained All-Coast first team honors 1945. In baseball, Rossi enjoyed
an equally successful career. He hit .456 in 1945 and won All-Coast honors, and
hit above .300 in two other seasons. Rossi was a first-round choice of the NFL
Washington Redskins in 1946 but remained at UCLA to finish his senior year and
then entered high school coaching. CHARLES E. YOUNG - Twenty-nine years of dynamic leadership is "Chuck"
Young's legacy to UCLA Athletics. Young has been involved in the
development/building of virtually all of the current athletic facilities - Pauley
Pavilion, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles Tennis Center, the J.D. Morgan Center, the
Acosta Center and the John Wooden Center. As Chancellor, Young's goal was to
always field a broad-based, nationally-competitive athletic program. During his
tenure, the Bruins won 61 NCAA team championships in 14 different sports, 9 AIAW
titles as well as four of UCLA's five Rose Bowl victories. UCLA's men's program
has been recognized as the best in the country 11 times and its women program has
been honored on 10 occasions. UCLA student-athletes have earned 41 NCAA
Postgraduate Scholarships during his tenure and UCLA's Athletic Endowment Program
has grown from zero to 118 endowed scholarships. He has led the national cause
in pushing for equality of opportunity for women's sports and higher academic
standards for student-athletes.
