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- Birth nameHenry Russell Sanders
- Red Sanders is an American football player and coach. He was head coach at Vanderbilt University (1940-1942, 1946-1948) and the University of California at Los Angeles (1949-1957), compiling a career college football record of 102-41-3 (.709). Sanders' 1954 UCLA team was named national champions by the Coaches Poll and the Football Writers Association of America. Sanders was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1996.
Known for being witty and hard driving, Sanders used the single-wing formation at Vanderbilt and UCLA. He is widely credited with coining the saying, "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing". When asked about the UCLA-USC rivalry, Sanders said "it's not a matter of life and death, it's more important than that!" He was the first 'Wizard of Westwood' before that title was attributed to UCLA Basketball coach John Wooden.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bazza the Beast
- Inducted in the American College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
- American college football coach at Vanderbilt University and UCLA. His 1954 UCLA team was selected as the top college football team in the 1954 Coach's poll.
- Beating 'SC is not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that.
- Winning isn't every thing, it's the only thing.
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