Bruce Osborne
American football player and coach (1924–2008)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1924-08-27)August 27, 1924 Minersville, Utah, U.S. |
Died | November 23, 2008(2008-11-23) (aged 84) Cedar City, Utah, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1942 | Utah State |
1947–1948 | BYU |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1949–1952 | Delta HS (UT) |
1963–1964 | Southern Utah |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 8–5–1 (college) |
Bruce H. Osborne (August 27, 1924 – November 23, 2008) was an American football player and coach. He was the first head football coach at Southern Utah University, serving from 1963 to 1964 and compiling a record of 8–5–1.[1] Osborne played college football at Utah State University and Brigham Young University (BYU).[2]
Osborne was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in the United States Marine Corps in World War II in the South Pacific.[3]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Southern Utah Thunderbirds (NAIA independent) (1963–1964) | |||||||||
1963 | Southern Utah | 4–2 | |||||||
1964 | Southern Utah | 4–2–1 | |||||||
Southern Utah: | 8–5–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 8–5–1 |
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Southern Utah Thunderbirds head football coaches
- Bruce Osborne (1963–1964)
- Bill Reeske (1965–1966)
- Tom Kingsford (1967–1977)
- Jack Bishop (1978–1982)
- Don Conrad (1983–1985)
- Jack Bishop (1986–1995)
- Rich Ellerson (1996)
- C. Ray Gregory (1997–2002)
- Gary Andersen (2003)
- Wes Meier (2004–2007)
- Ed Lamb (2008–2015)
- Demario Warren (2016–2021)
- DeLane Fitzgerald (2022– )