This UCLA coach of the '60s & '70s is 1 of only 3 men inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player & a coach
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Coach John Wooden - Retirement - UCLABruins.com | UCLA Athletics  Apr 17, 2013 ... Even into his late 90s, Coach Wooden was making public ... Coach Wooden's 27-year UCLA men's basketball coaching career. ... The Wooden Classic benefits one of Coach Wooden's favorite charities ... 3 Ohio State's Jesse Owens; No. ... Basketball Hall of Fame as both a coach (1972) and player (1960).
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UCLA Bruins men's basketball - Wikipedia  The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program represents the University of California, Los ... Former coach Ben Howland led UCLA to three consecutive Final Four appearances ... Prior to Wooden's arrival, UCLA had only won two conference championship seasons in the ... Since 1932, the Bruins had played at the Men's Gym.
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John Wooden - Wikipedia  Wooden was named a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player (inducted in 1960) and as a coach (in 1973), the first person ever enshrined in both...
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Coach John Wooden, 19102010 | UCLA  Jun 4, 2010 ... John Wooden, UCLA's legendary former basketball coach, has died at ... talk about Coach Wooden simply, because he was a complex man," ... the first person  and remains one of only two  to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (1960) and a coach (1973).
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List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ...  The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, ... Three players have also been inducted as coaches: John Wooden in 1973, Bill ..... 3 All-NBA First Team Selection (1959, 1963, 1965)
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NBA Coach of the Year Award Winners | NBA.com  Jul 15, 2015 ... A year-by-year list of the NBA's Coach of the Year award winners: ... 1972-73, Tom Heinsohn, Boston Celtics. 1971-72, Bill Sharman, Los...
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John Wooden - Wikipedia  John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910  June 4, 2010) was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood," as head coach at UCLA he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period, including a record seven in a row. No other team has won more than two in a row. ... Wooden was named national coach of the year six times.
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jeopardy/2645_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  ... Hi, I'm Bill Walton.) On March 26, 1973 I helped this school to the NCAA championship by making 21 of 22 shots against Memphis State | UCLA. right: Jerry.
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Bill Russell changed basketball: Meet the NBA All-1960s team ...  Aug 20, 2015 ... Oscar Robertson. My personal favorite player ever. The Big O famously averaged a triple-double for a season. ... Greer was Wilt's best sidekick in Philadelphia, and the stud guard ... Jones, especially, is the NBA's forgotten superstar. ..... if the 3 pointer was around (as would Barry) as he was known for his...
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Phil Jackson - Coach - Biography.com  Feb 19, 2016 ... Phil Jackson's career and dominance as an NBA coach are ... NBA in 1967 and won two championships as a player with the New York Knicks. He then earned renown as one of the most successful coaches in NBA history, winning six titles ... season for the Lakers, Phil Jackson was rehired as head coach.
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John Wooden's 1972 UCLA Bruins top list of past NCAA champions  Apr 4, 2016 ... Ranking every NCAA tournament championship team ... identifying the best talent coming out of high school had become a .... Sloan's men beat Wooden and UCLA in double-overtime 80-77 in the ... No Alcindor, no Walton, no problem. ... the Bruins reached the NCAA tournament they won every game by...
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GAME BY GAME: The UCLA winning streak, from 1 to 88  Dec 19, 2010 ... GAME BY GAME: UCLA's 88-game winning streak: 1970-71 season: ... "Let me initiate this by saying I'm not at all pleased," Wooden said. ... against Wooden (winning three times while at Wichita State and ... March 6, 1971: 107-72 vs. .... Win 26: Jan. 14, 1972: 118-79 vs. Stanford: Walton's 32 points and 15...
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UCLA Bruins men's basketball - Wikipedia  The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program represents the University of California, Los ... Coach Jim Harrick led the team to another NCAA title in 1995. ... Within this period, his teams won a men's basketball-record 88 consecutive games. .... Lavin guided UCLA to six consecutive seasons of 20 or more wins, as well as six...
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Celtic great Sharman forgotten Hall of Fame marksman ... - CelticsBlog  Dec 5, 2014 ... Bill Sharman won 7 rings as a Hall of Fame player/coach, and 5 ... Bill won his four titles as an All-Star guard with the Celtics, retiring ... Few also know that he was a good minor league baseball player in the Dodger system from 1951-55, ... In the 1957 mid-season classic at the Boston Garden, Sharman...
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jeopardy/1058_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  PRESIDENTIAL QUOTATIONS | After this April 1775 battle John Adams said, "The die was cast, the Rubicon passed" | Concord & Lexington ... of only 3 men inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player & a coach | John Wooden.
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Aristotle (384-322 BC) Greek writer, philosopher: He is credited with ...  BAER WRITERS(Non-fiction) 1713 Monica Baldwin (1896-1975) English writer: ...... 1857-61, he tried, but failed, to find a compromise in the conflict between the ...... basketball coach: He coached UCLA to 10 national titles, 1964-65,67-73,75;...
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Top 10 Coaches of the 90s | A spectacular...blog...  Los Angeles Lakers (1989-90), New York Knicks (1991-1995), Miami Heat ... Coach of the Year, three times in his career, all during the 90s, in 1990,1993 and 1997. 3. ... He won back-to-back NBA titles (1994-1995), 62% of the 572 games he...
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NBA.com Pat Riley  Entering his 12th season with Miami, HEAT President & Head Coach Pat Riley has ... an NBA career that spans 38 years as a player, assistant coach, head coach, ... Los Angeles Lakers, Riley earned the first of his seven NBA championship rings. .... On March 1, he became the fifth coach in NBA history to win 900 games,...
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NBA Legend Bill Russell Became First Black Coach In ... - News One  NBA Legend Bill Russell Became First Black Coach In Pro Sports 46 Years Ago ... winning an astounding 11 championships, 5 MVP awards and 12 All-Star ... honorable distinction of being the first African-American coach in the NBA 46 ... players on his team to coach after his abrupt retirement before the 1966-67 season.
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197576 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team - Wikipedia, the free ...  The 197576 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 197576 NCAA Division I men's basketball...
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Featured Articles about Basketball Hall Of Fame - Page 3 - latimes  Hayes, Monroe, Bing Enter Hall of Fame : Basketball: The late Neil Johnston of the ... Nancy Lieberman-Cline and the late Yugoslav star Kresimir Cosic. SPORTS ... is among seven who will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball...