Sam Boghosian

Boghosian, circa 1953
Biographical details
Born	( 1931-12-22 ) December 22, 1931 Fresno, California , U.S.
Died	February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26) (aged 88) Indian Wells, California , U.S.
Playing career
1952?1954	UCLA
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career ( HC unless noted)
1957?1964	UCLA (assistant)
1965?1972	Oregon State (OL)
1973?1974	Oregon State ( OC )
1975	Houston Oilers (OL)
1976?1977	Seattle Seahawks (OL)
1979?1987	Oakland/L.A. Raiders (OL)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
National ( 1954 )
Awards
Second-team All-PCC ( 1954 ) UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame Two-time Super Bowl winner ( XV ,  XVIII )

Sam Boghosian (December 22, 1931 ? February 26, 2020) was an American college and professional football coach. He played college football as a guard for the UCLA Bruins , and was later an assistant coach at his alma mater. Boghosian was a key member of the 1954 national championship team in his senior season and was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame . ^[1] As an offensive line coach, he won two Super Bowls with the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders .

Playing career [ edit ]

Born and raised in Fresno, California , Boghosian graduated from Fresno High School and played for head coach Red Sanders at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1952 through 1954 . He was a member of the 1953 Bruins team that won the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) title and went to the Rose Bowl . The following year's team went undefeated and was named FWAA and UPI national champions ; the Bruins did not return to the Rose Bowl due to a no-repeat rule, enacted by the PCC several years earlier (after three straight losses by California ).

Coaching career [ edit ]

Boghosian became a member of Sanders' coaching staff in 1957 and remained there through 1964 under Bill Barnes , then joined the staff of new head coach Dee Andros at Oregon State in Corvallis . In late 1965, he interviewed for the Oklahoma Sooners ' head coaching job, but Jim Mackenzie was hired. Boghosian remained at OSU through 1974 , when he joined the Houston Oilers coaching staff. ^[2] In 1976, he joined the expansion Seattle Seahawks as offensive line coach, but left coaching prior to the 1978 season to focus on business. ^[3]

Boghosian returned to coaching in 1979 as offensive line coach with the Oakland Raiders , and helped them to two Super Bowl wins ( XV ,  XVIII ), the latter after the franchise moved to Los Angeles . He was offered the Oregon State head coaching job in late 1984 , but declined. ^{[2] [4] [5]} The Raiders fell to 5?10 in  1987 , his ninth year with the team, and he was one of five assistants let go. ^[6]

Honors [ edit ]

Boghosian was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978, ^[7] and the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999.

References [ edit ]