Former longtime UCLA football coach Terry Donahue recently underwent surgery for an undisclosed form of cancer and will begin chemotherapy after his recovery, the school announced Tuesday.
Donahue, an undersized walk-on defensive lineman who rose to become the winningest football coach in school and Pac-12 Conference history, had surgery Friday at UC San Diego’s Jacobs Medical Center to treat his condition and was released from the hospital Tuesday morning.
Donahue, 74, guided the Bruins to a 151-74-8 record and five Pac-10 championships in his 20 years as head coach, taking his teams to 13 bowl games and winning three of his four appearances in the Rose Bowl.