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Behind these men, the Bruins have won eight National Championships, ranging from 1956 to 1988. Harry “Cap” Trotter - 1919 to 1946 Trotter started coaching the track team in 1919, the year UCLA was founded, and was called upon to coach the football team from 1920-1922. During his tenure as head track coach, Trotter produced numerous prominent track and fi eld athletes. The pride of his coaching career were sprinter Jimmy LuValle and his successor Elvin “Ducky” Drake. Elvin C. “Ducky” Drake - 1946 to 1964 In 19 seasons under Elvin “Ducky” Drake, UCLA had a dual meet record of 107-48-0 (.690) and won one NCAA Championship and one Pac-10 title. Drake was a charter member into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1984 and was inducted into the U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame in December of 2004. In 1973, the Bruin track and fi eld complex was offi cially named “Drake Stadium” in honor of the UCLA coaching legend who had been associated with UCLA as a student-athlete, coach and athletic trainer for over 60 years. Some of Drake’s star athletes include Rafer Johnson, C.K. Yang, George Stanich, Craig Dixon and George Brown. Jim Bush - 1965 to 1984 Bush had incredible success during his 20 years as head coach, as UCLA won fi ve NCAA Championships, seven Conference Championships and seven national dual meet titles under his guidance. During his tenure, the Bruins posted a 152-21-0 (.879) record in dual meet action. In 1966, his Bruins recorded UCLA’s fi rst ever dual meet victory over USC, winning 86-59 at the Coliseum. From 1968-88, 23 of his athletes competed in the Olympics, winning four gold, fi ve silver and three bronze medals. He was inducted into the U.S.A. Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1987, the U. S. Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996 and the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1997. In the February 2000 issue of Coach & Athletic Di- rector magazine, Bush was listed as one of the 13 most infl uential collegiate track and fi eld coaches for the 20th century. John Smith, Greg Foster, Wayne Collett, Warren Edmonson, Andre Phillips, Mike Tully and Bob Day are a few of Bush’s top products. Bob Larsen - 1985 to 1999 During his 15 years at the helm of the UCLA program, Larsen was a four-time National Coach of the Year (three in track and one in cross country) and nine-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year, guiding the Bruins to a 118-3-1 dual meet record, two NCAA Outdoor Championship titles and nine Pac-10 Conference titles. Larsen never lost a dual meet to archrival USC during his time at UCLA and had 12 unbeaten seasons including fi ve of his last six years as head coach. Larsen has been honored as a USTCA National Men’s Coach of the Year (1995), USTCA District VIII Men’s Coach of the Year (1996) and has been inducted into the Mt. SAC Relays Coaches Hall of Fame (1997), Cali- fornia Community College Cross Country Hall of Fame and Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame (1996) and the USTCA Hall of Fame (2003).