Wilbur Johns, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American basketball player and coach, college athletic administrator
Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1903
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Death: 15-Jul-1967
Profession: basketball coach
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Wilbur Johns
- Wilbur Johns (December 8, 1903 – July 14, 1967) was an American men's college basketball coach and athletics administrator.
- He was the head basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), prior to John Wooden, serving from 1939 to 1948, and guiding the UCLA Bruins to a 93–120 record in nine seasons.
- Johns was also the school's athletic director following from 1947 to 1963.
- He is a 1985 inductee to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
- He died at his home at age 63 on July 14, 1967.Johns played four years basketball at UCLA, graduating in 1925.
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