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Lakers Moments: Coach Bill Sharman brings a championship to L.A.
The Fabulous ForumSay it loud: Lakers Coach Bill Sharman yells at players during a game in 1971. William Walton Sharman has been the only coach to win championships in three professional leagues: the American Basketball League in 1962, the American Basketball Assn....... -
Lakers Q&A: Jim Cleamons expresses interest in coaching at collegiate level
Lakers BlogThis is the first post of an occasional series that features a Q&A with a member of the Lakers organization. Below is the transcript of a recent conversation with Lakers assistant coach Jim Cleamons, who's in charge of game preparations for contests... -
City Section Hall of Fame induction set for June 5 at USC
Varsity Times InsiderThe first City Section sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony has been set for June 5 at 5 p.m. at a USC banquet hall. Fifty-five former athletes for Los Angeles high schools will be honored, and many are recognized as...... -
Lakers Q&A: Brian Shaw interested in succeeding Phil Jackson as Lakers coach
Lakers BlogThis is the fourth post in an occasional series of Q&As with a member of the Lakers organization. Below is a recent conversation with Lakers Assistant Coach Brian Shaw, who's in charge of game preparations for contests against the Golden State Warriors,... -
College Basketball Legend John Wooden Dies
Web ReporterJohn Wooden, college basketball's gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, has died. He was 99. The university said Wooden died Friday night of...Tags: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Dodgers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Eyewear, World War II (1939-1945)
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Legendary College Basketball Coach John Wooden Has Died. He was 99
- John Wooden, college basketball's gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, has died. He was 99.
The university said Wooden died Friday night of...Tags: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Dodgers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Eyewear, World War II (1939-1945)
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Fred Schaus dies at 84; first L.A. Lakers head coach
Fred Schaus, who helped usher in pro basketball to Los Angeles as head coach of the Lakers for their first seven seasons here and was Jerry West's mentor, died Wednesday in West Virginia. He was 84.
Schaus was living in a nursing home and the cause of...Tags: Sports, Wilt Chamberlain, Basketball, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Boston Celtics
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99 candles, 99 facts about John Wooden
1) He was born in Hall, Ind., on Oct. 14, 1910.
2) Wooden led Martinsville High to the Indiana state title in 1927.
3) One of his role models was Fuzzy Vandivier of the Franklin Wonder Five, a basketball team that dominated Indiana high school...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, World War II (1939-1945), Stanford University, ESPN (tv network), Women's College Baseball
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Playing for John Wooden was the effect of a lifetime
I have so many memories of Coach Wooden, but the one that's most vivid for me came in 1964 when we were playing Duke for the national championship — the first UCLA championship. We're 29-0 at the time and the No. 1 team in the country, but Duke is...Tags: Sports, Basketball, Tourism and Leisure, Archaeology, Education
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John Wooden's championship years at UCLA
1963-64 (30-0)
Championship game: UCLA 98, Duke 83, at Kansas City, Mo.
The team: Steve Brucker, Fred Slaughter, Doug McIntosh, Vaughn Hoffman, Keith Erickson, Kim Stewart, Kenny Washington, Gail Goodrich, Jack Hirsch, Rich Levin, Walt Hazzard, Kent...Tags: Sports, Basketball, Florida State University, NCAA Final Four, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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John Wooden dies at 99; UCLA basketball coach won 10 national titles
John Wooden, the UCLA basketball coach who became an icon of American sports while guiding the Bruins to an unprecedented 10 national championships in the 1960s and '70s and remained in the spotlight during retirement with his "Pyramid of Success"...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Abraham Lincoln, Armed Forces, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Former players, including Walton, Hazzard and Goodrich, release statements on passing of Wooden
The Fabulous ForumFormer UCLA players of legendary coach John Wooden have released statements on his passing. Here's what they had to say. From Bill Walton: “UCLA can easily claim an endless list of alumni who have helped make the world a better......
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