Coach Wooden

5. June 2010 | 05:10

UCLA: Coach John Wooden resting comfortably in hospital

Former UCLA basketball coach and Hall of Famer John Wooden remained hospitalized Friday with little information being released about his condition, although a recent visitor described him as alert but frail. Former UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers star Jamaal Wilkes told The Associated Press that he visited Wooden in his hospital room twice this week and they chatted briefly. (News Source: USA Today - 01:38:15)

Legend lost: Former UCLA coach John Wooden, 99, dies

During UCLA’s run through the 2006 NCAA basketball tournament to a championship game loss to Florida, Bruins coach Ben Howland frequently honored the legacy of former coach John Wooden. “He was a better person than a basketball coach,” Howland said more than once. Wooden died Friday night. He was 99. (News Source: USA Today - 02:35:42)

Legendary UCLA coach Wooden dead at 99

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden has died. (News Source: Sports Illustrated - 02:19:53)

John Wooden, former UCLA coach, dies at 99

Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden died Friday of natural causes. John Wooden - UCLA Bruins men’s basketball - sport - Basketball - UCLA (News Source: Fox Sports - 02:56:28)

Legendary UCLA Coach John Wooden Dies

In his 27 years as the men’s basketball head coach — from 1948 to 1975 — Wooden’s Bruins won a record 10 NCAA titles, including an unmatched seven in a row. Wooden was 99 years old. (News Source: NPR - 02:34:59)

John Wooden dies at 99; UCLA basketball coach won 10 national titles

Known as the ‘Wizard of Westwood,’ Wooden’s accomplishments during his 27-season tenure with the Bruins made him one of the greatest coaches in sports history. He also created the ‘Pyramid of Success’ motivational program. 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 … (News Source: Los Angeles Times - 03:06:05)

John Wooden dies at 99; coach won 10 national basketball titles at UCLA

Known as the ‘Wizard of Westwood,’ Wooden’s accomplishments with the Bruins during his 27-season tenure made him one of the greatest coaches in sports history. He also created the ‘Pyramid of Success’ motivational program. 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 … (News Source: Los Angeles Times - 02:36:03)

Ventre: Wooden much, much more than coach

Ventre: Whether the stars lined up according to some predestined plan, or if was just historical happenstance, John Wooden thrived in an era in which a basketball coach could be a great teacher first, without an obligation to be a flamboyant front man for the program. (News Source: MSNBC - 02:30:47)

Former UCLA Basketball Coach John Wooden Dies

John Wooden, UCLA basketball coach who won 10 national titles, dies at 99 John Wooden - UCLA Bruins men’s basketball - sport - Basketball - Los Angeles (News Source: ABC News - 02:38:18)

John Wooden, former UCLA coach, dies at 99

John Wooden, college basketball’s greatest coach, died Friday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center at the age of 99. It had been 35 years since Mr. Wooden, the “Wizard of Westwood,” had coached his last game, fittingly an NCAA championship win over Kentucky in San Diego, but he never moved far from the world of sports that had been his life. Photo Gallery: (News Source: The Press-Enterprise - 02:51:02)

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