UCLA Bruins coaches

Bob Kersee (born in the Canal Zone, Panama) is an American track coach who trained many elite athletes, including his wife, Olympic gold medallist Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

Chip Edward Kelly (born November 25, 1963) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the UCLA Bruins. He came to prominence as the head coach of the Oregon Ducks from 2009 to 2012, whom he led to four consecutive BCS bowl game appearances, including the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. This success led to him serving as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons, three with the Philadelphia Eagles and one with the San Francisco 49ers. Kelly's NFL career proved unsuccessful, only making the playoffs in his first season with Philadelphia, which resulted in him being dismissed from both teams. After leaving the NFL, Kelly returned to college football in 2018 to coach UCLA.

Cori Rashel Close (born July 29, 1971) is the current head women's basketball coach for the UCLA Bruins. She was hired by the Bruins in 2011. Before UCLA, she spent time as an assistant coach at Florida State University and her alma mater, UC Santa Barbara. She was a star player for the UCSB Gauchos as she served as a team captain during the 1992 and 1993 seasons while leading them to the NCAA Tournament in each of those years.

John Andrew Banachowski (born August 1945) is an American volleyball coach. He was the head coach of the women's volleyball team at UCLA (1965–2010). He had more wins than any other Division I coach, with 1,106 total victories and an overall record since the 1970 season of 1,060-281 (79.0%), until his record was broken on September 6, 2013 by University of Hawaii head coach Dave Shoji. He did not coach from 1968-1969 because of his graduation from UCLA. Under his coaching, the UCLA team has won six national championships (3 NCAA-1984, 1990, 1991; 2 AIAW-1974, 1975; and 1 DGWS-1972). Banachowski was twice an All-American volleyball player at UCLA under Al Scates, and won USVBA national championships in 1965 & 1967 as a player. While at UCLA he joined Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.

Michael Walter "Mick" Cronin (born July 17, 1971) is the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team.

Valorie Kondos Field (born August 20, 1959), née Valorie Kondos, often referred to as Miss Val, is an American gymnastics coach, and former ballet dancer and dance coach. She is the current head coach of the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Field's Bruins teams have won six national championships during her tenure as head coach.

Sharron Backus (born February 12, 1946) is a former softball player and coach. She played as a shortstop and third baseman on seven Amateur Softball Association national championship teams from 1961 to 1975. She served as the head softball coach at UCLA from 1975 to 1997 and led her teams to nine national collegiate softball championships. At the time of her retirement in 1997, she was the winningest college softball coach in the history of the sport. Backus has been inducted into both the National Softball Hall of Fame and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Robert "Bob" Martin Horn (November 3, 1931 – January 11, 2019) was an American water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Minneapolis.

Jennifer Lynn Brundage (born June 27, 1973) is an American, former collegiate All-American, 2000 Gold Medal winning Olympian, right-handed softball third basemen, originally from Irvine, California. She played for the UCLA Bruins from 1992-95 and won the 1992 Women's College World Series championship. As a part of Team USA softball, she won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She is currently assistant softball coach for the Michigan Wolverines.

Guy Baker was the head coach for the United States women's national water polo team competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. He is now the Director Of Olympic Development of USA Water Polo. Baker had guided the team to a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics (only players receive a medal at the Olympics), becoming one of the most successful water polo coach in Olympic history. In 2018, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.