O KIDS ARE UNDERPRIVILEGEDKIDS ... Former NFL head coach Ron Rivera has been officially hired to be the general manager of the football program at his alma mater California.

Rivera played at UC Berkeley from 1980 to 1983. The ex-linebacker was named the Pac-10 Football Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-American in his final season for the Golden Bears ...

Rivera remains the winningest coach in Carolina Panthers franchise history, compiling a record of 76-63-1 in his nine years on the job. He led Carolina to its best single-season record of 15-1 in ...

Rivera went on to lead Carolina to 76 regular-season wins, the most by a head coach in franchise history, along with three NFC South titles and the organization's second-ever Super Bowl appearance.