Football coach Terry Donahue is available for your next special event!

Terry Donahue joins the San Francisco 49ers in 1999 as Director of Player Personnel. Among his many duties will be managing the 49ers scouting and draft activities in addition to coordinating the team’s pro personnel department.

Donahue joins the 49ers after spending the last three years (1996-98) as the lead college football analyst for CBS Sports. Prior to going into broadcasting, Donahue became the winningest coach in Pac 10 history, posting a 151-74-8 (.665) record during a 20-year (1976-95) head coaching career at UCLA.

During his two-decade reign, Donahue built UCLA into one of the top programs in the country. The Bruins finished in the Top 20 12 times and cracked the Top 10 five times under Donahue’s direction. He registered a 98-51-5 (.653) conference record and guided the Bruins to 13 bowl games, including four Rose Bowls, and five Pac 10 championships. The 98 wins are the most in conference history, and he posted a winning record against every Pac 10 opponent. Donahue had an 8-4-1 record in bowl games and is one of only two coaches in NCAA history to win eight consecutive bowl appearances.

UCLA produced 34 first-team All-Americans and had 14 players selected in the first round of the NFL draft during Donahue’s tenure.

The Southern California native went to UCLA as a walk-on and started two seasons (1965-66) at defensive tackle. After graduating in 1967, he became defensive line coach at Kansas before returning to UCLA as offensive line coach in 1971. He assumed the head coaching position when Dick Vermeil resigned to coach the Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.

Donahue was a starting linebacker at Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks, CA. After playing freshman football at San Jose State, he attended L.A. Valley College before enrolling at UCLA, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history in 1967. He later added a master’s degree from UCLA in kinesiology in ’77.

Terry was born (6-24-44) in Los Angeles, CA. He and his wife, Andrea, have three grown children: Nicole, Michele, and Jennifer.

Terry Donahue is available for personal appearances for your special event - contact us today to arrange an appearance.