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Jim Bush, the longtime track coach at U.C.L.A. and a specialist in the 400 meters, in 1983. His teams won five N.C.A.A. titles.
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Jim Bush
Died on July 10, 2017 at age 90
Bush coached some of track and field’s most successful athletes, more than 20 of whom competed in the Olympic Games, and led the University of California, Los Angeles, to five N.C.A.A. titles.
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