Bruce Rollinson (born October 13, 1949) is a former high school football coach best known for his 34-year tenure as head coach at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, where he established the program as one of the nation's top high school football teams, winning multiple CIF Southern Section championships and national titles. Rollinson announced his retirement in November 2022. In 2023, he was inducted into the

CIF Southern Section The California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section (CIF-SS) is the governing body for high school athletics in most of Southern California and is the largest of the ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation (CI ...

Hall of Fame. He is a Mater Dei alumnus and played college football at the University of Southern California.

Notable players

Rollinson coached

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rollinson, Bruce Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California) alumni Living people People from Santa Ana, California High school football coaches in California Coaches of American football from California 1949 births