Dir. of FB ops hired
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel hired Darren Witcher, a long-time high school assistant football coach in the Seattle area, as the Bruins director of football operations. The release from UCLA follows:
UCLA FOOTBALL HIRES FOOTBALL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
UCLA head football coach Rick Neuheisel announced today the hiring of Darren Witcher as Director of Football Operations.
Witcher, 47, a longtime high school assistant football coach in the state of Washington, has worked in the Seattle area for over 18 years as a project manager for aerospace giant Boeing. A former student-athlete at the University of Washington, Witcher has kept his love of football alive the last 17 years while serving as an assistant coach at Seattle area high schools (Franklin, Garfield and Rainier Beach).
Witcher coached the last nine years at Rainier Beach High School and has also headed up the school's National Football Foundation-sponsored "Play It Smart" program. "Play It Smart" seeks to transform the student-athlete's passion for their sport and dedication to their team into a force for greater good in their lives through a combination of academic assistance, mentoring and community service. In 2003 and 2004, one of the other coaches on the Rainier Beach staff was a volunteer coach named Rick Neuheisel.
Witcher played defensive back at the University of Washington for coach Don James during the 1979-82 seasons. The Huskies posted an overall record of 39-9 and appeared in four straight bowls in that stretch, including the 1981 and 1982 Rose Bowl games. His career ended during his senior season due to a knee injury.
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This is Brian Dohn's sixth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
I'd like to Congratulate Darrin on his acheivment as Director of Football Operations with UCLA. It has been a privledge to have known Darrin for the past decade plus. He has always been a positive role model for the human race, and an inspiration.
He has always carried himself in a manner that you could be proud of. A professional, and yet very personable person. Always encouraging, and inspiring others to follow their dreams.
It is with GREAT!! happiness i have for him that he has acheived yet another GOAL he set out to obtain.. Always giving God the props, and leaving it in God's hands.
I will miss seeing him on the job site at the Boeing company, and here in Seattle, but I am so happy that he followed his dream, and passion to fine a home with the Bruins... UCLA you couldn't have found a better Man....
Congratulations Darrin.. your friend for life... Terri Lucrisia. Seattle Washington.