“I felt a deep sadness after reading that,” he writes, “knowing my presence had caused him to doubt his fundamental beliefs.”As was often the case, Wooden had not confided in Abdul-Jabbar while he was one of his players. He called me Lewis, and that decision endeared him to me even more. championship against Kentucky in 1975. We learned all about those aspects of life that most kids want to skip over. Two others were led by center Bill Walton, a three-time national player of the year.Wooden retired after U.C.L.A.’s 1975 championship victory over Kentucky. He earned a teaching degree and taught at Dayton High School in Dayton, Ky., where he also coached almost everything, including tennis and baseball. His former players said they did not appreciate Wooden’s life lessons when they were young, but the precepts stuck with them.“At the time it was like, ‘Pyramid, shmyramid,’ ” Marques Johnson said. I was no baby Lewie. Coach Wooden enjoyed winning, but he did not put winning above everything. “Not calling them names, but saying something like ‘Keep your hands off him’ or ‘Don’t be a butcher.’ ”There was a more serious mark against Wooden and his reign. Wooden was awaiting a call from the University of Minnesota for its head coaching job and thought he had been passed over when it didn't come. In 1969, Lew Alcindor — the future Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — with his UCLA coach, John Wooden.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his sky hook: over Clipper Benoit Nehamin in 1987, against James Donaldson of the Dallas Mavericks in 1988, and as a statue unveiled at Staples Center in 2012.In 2007, UCLA players Lucius Allen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ken Heitz and Mike Warren celebrate the 40th anniversary of their NCAA championship with assistant coach Jerry Norman and coach John Wooden. What is your favorite Walton quote? The obituary was featured in Legacy on June 4, 2010. Polls. Il est considéré comme le plus grand entraîneur universitaire américain, tous sports confondusAprès sa carrière universitaire, il évolue en tant que professionnel avec les Après la guerre, il se voit offrir le poste d'entraîneur des En 1948, Wooden se voit offrir deux places d'entraîneur : les Avec l'équipe de Los Angeles, Wooden accumule les records universitaires : sous sa direction, les Bruins remportent dix titres de En 1975, il annonce son retrait après la demi-finale victorieuse du Final Four face aux Durant sa carrière à UCLA, Wooden aura dirigé de futurs grands joueur de Durant toute sa carrière, Wooden sera honoré de nombreux prix. “He asked us if this reflected our convictions,” one player, Steve Patterson, told Sports Illustrated in 1989, “and we told him it did.

I liked that.”Wooden was a dignified, scholarly man who spoke with the precise language of the English teacher he once was.

“Coach had been an early pioneer of civil rights, risking his own career, and he’d never told me about it. UCLA said John Wooden died Friday night of natural causes at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he had been since May 26. Former UCLA Bruin basketball All-American Jamaal (Keith) Wilkes speaks at Coach John Wooden's Memorial Service at Pauley Pavilion on June 26, 2010. John Wooden Sr JOHN WESLEY WOODEN, SR., son of the late Abe Eugene and Carrie Mae Wooden, was born January 31, 1953, in Columbus Ohio.

The rule was changed the next year, and Wooden led Indiana State to another conference title. "Ninety-nine years of goodness, and now he's back with Nell.

A fall at his home in February 2008 left him with a broken wrist and collarbone. The Legend of Fast Break; Gallery; Walton Quotes; Send Bill a Note; Grateful Dead Archive; YouTube; Search. He also needed his knees replaced, and he walked with a cane.Wooden watched U.C.L.A. Those lucky enough to play for him got it first hand, but there was no shortage of Wooden sayings making the rounds far away from the basketball court.
Each would learn to keep his hair short and face clean-shaven, even though the fashions of the 1960s and '70s dictated otherwise.And each would learn Wooden's "pyramid of success," a chart he used to both inspire players and sum up his personal code for life. We have dedicated ourselves to providing service to the families of eastern Idaho with only the best in care and compassion. tournament’s Final Four in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Those lessons reaped huge dividends on the court, where the Bruins won consecutive national championships in Abdul-Jabbar’s three years, the first three of an unmatched seven in a row Wooden would accumulate.