| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1952-08-04)August 4, 1952 (age 72) Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Reedley Junior College University of California, Los Angeles (1975) |
| Playing career | |
| 1970–1971 | Reedley |
| 1972–1973 | UCLA |
| 1974–1975 | Southern California Sun |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976–1977 | UCLA (GA) |
| 1978–1980 | Hawaii (ST/TE/OT) |
| 1981 | Hawaii (ST/OL) |
| 1982–1988 | UCLA (TE/OT) |
| 1989 | UCLA (OG/C) |
| 1990–1992 | UCLA (OL) |
| 2002 | UCLA (interim HC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–0 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
Ed Kezirian (born August 4, 1952) an American athletic administrator who was the interimhead coach of theUCLA Bruins football team for one game. Kezirian worked as the Football Academic Coordinator atUniversity of California, Los Angeles, and became known for waving a towel on the sidelines to inspire the fans during football games. "Coach K", as he is more affectionately known, retired from UCLA after the 2007 season and moved back toCentral California.[1]
Kezirian was born inFresno, California on August 4, 1952.[2] Kezirian attendedCentral High School inFresno, where he was on the football team.
Kezirian spent two seasons atReedley College inReedley, California before transferring toUCLA in 1973. Kezirian was named to the 1973 All-Coast/Conference First Team.[3] He was part of coachPepper Rodgers'offensive line at the time. His son, Blane, also played football for UCLA as atight end and onspecial teams.[4]
Kezirian was anoffensive line coach underTerry Donahue andBob Toledo. When Toledo was fired on December 10, 2002, Kezirian became the interimhead coach for the game against theNew MexicoLobos in theLas Vegas Bowl on December 25, 2002. He was victorious in his only game as Bruin head coach; UCLA won 27–13. During the game,Katie Hnida became the first woman to play in aDivision I-Acollege football game.[5]
After the game, Kezirian retired from coaching and was replaced byKarl Dorrell. He remained on the staff to continue overseeing academics for theUCLA Bruins. He is a member of the 2022 class of theUCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA Bruins(Pacific-10 Conference)(2002) | |||||||||
| 2002 | UCLA | 1–0 | 0–0 | WLas Vegas | |||||
| UCLA: | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–0 | ||||||||
 | This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 2000s is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |