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Notable Nu's  ·  Mar 3, 2025

January ’25: Gary Cunningham

Gary Cunningham’s legacy as an athlete, coach, and administrator is deeply intertwined with the history and success of UCLA’s storied basketball program.…

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Notable Nu's  ·  Jan 24, 2023

January ’23: Jerry Norman

The Bruin basketball team is giving off serious national championship contender vibes and offers an opportunity to recall the impact one of…

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Notable Nu's  ·  Nov 9, 2021

November ’21: Byron Atkinson

In an effort to document our history at UCLA and the lives of our most impactful alumni, we launched the “Notable Nu”…

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Notable Nu's  ·  Dec 29, 2018

December ’18: James H. Keeffe Jr.

James Keeffe Jr. was born March 12, 1923, in Sioux City, Iowa, the third of six children. At the age of ten…

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Captain Coffee the Legend

Notable Nu's  ·  Oct 3, 2018

October ’18: Gerald Coffee

Among the adventures Jerry shared with brothers were a near-miss run-in with a Navy destroyer while diving for lobsters at night and managing to keep a Volkswagen bus upright with a half dozen howling Sigma Nu’s in the back on ski trips to Dodge Ridge, “Always very hairy maneuvering that VW bus in the snow on icy roads.”

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Notable Nu's  ·  Aug 31, 2018

August ’18: Robert Wilson

After graduating Escondido High School in 1947 Bob Wilson spent two years studying veterinary medicine at UC Davis before transferring to UCLA. After being initiated as an Epsilon Pi Brother of Sigma Nu in 1950, he joined an Army artillery unit headquartered in Japan during the Korean War, where he spent most of his enlistment managing courts martial.

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Notable Nu's  ·  Apr 9, 2018

April ’18: Larry Canarelli

Enterprising even at a young age and bright in school, Larry was accepted to UCLA and pledged Sigma Nu in 1965. He served as a House Manager, Rush Chairman, Pledge Trainer and, perhaps most impressively, helped lead the house to 5 consecutive All-University Intramural Championships (1965-1969).

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All American Al Sparlis

Notable Nu's  ·  Feb 7, 2018

February ’18: Al Sparlis

Launching the series is Al Sparlis (EP 255) who was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 1946 NFL Draft. Elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 “Gunga” also had a career as a Hollywood actor and commercial real estate broker.

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