BERKELEY – Former and late California men's rowing head coach Ky Ebright has been inducted into the International Rowing Coaches Association (IRCA) inaugural Men's Varsity Collegiate Rowing Hall of Fame.

Ebright coached the Golden Bears from 1924-59 and led Cal to six IRA national championships, including the program's first in 1928, and three Olympic gold medals (1928, 1932, 1948) in the men's varsity eight. During those times, the men's collegiate varsity eight national champion represented the United States in the Olympics.
Ebright's six IRA national championships are tied for the most by a coach in program history and he is the only man to have coached three Olympic gold medal-winning eight-oared boats.

To honor his legacy, the men's rowing program created the Ebright Invitational, which is held annually at the Oakland Estuary. Additionally, thanks to the generosity of the program's donors, a statue of Ebright was built outside the T. Rogers Rowing Center, which serves as the team's boathouse, located at the Oakland Estuary.
Ebright was also inducted into the United States Rowing Hall of Fame in 1956.

Fellow former Cal men's rowing head coach Steve Gladstone was also a member of the inaugural IRCA Hall of Fame class, earning an induction for his accomplishments with the Yale program. Gladstone served two head coaching stints at Cal (1973-80, 1997-2008) and was also Cal's Director of Athletics from 2001-04. During his Cal tenure, the program won six IRA national championships, including four in a row from 1999-2002.