Henry Russell Sanders, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Russell Sanders

American college football coach, College Football Hall of Fame member

Date of Birth: 07-May-1905

Place of Birth: Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1958

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Henry Russell "Red" Sanders (May 7, 1905 – August 14, 1958) was 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.