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     • John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball coach and player. Nicknamed the " Wizard of Westwood ", he won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championships in a 12-year period as head coach for the UCLA Bruins, including a record seven in a row.
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   Who was John Wooden?

   • John Wooden, American basketball coach who directed teams of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to 10 National Collegiate Athletic Association championships in 12 seasons (1964–65, 1967–73, and 1975). Learn more about Wooden’s life and accomplishments in this article.

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   Was John Wooden a successful college basketball coach?

   • The late John Wooden coached college basketball and was more successful at it than any other coach. And it's at least arguable that he was more successful than any college coach of any sport. He took over the hapless basketball program at UCLA in 1948 and by 1964, he led the Bruins to a NCAA championship. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

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   Is John Wooden the best coach in American sports history?

   • I would actually go further, Robert, and argue that John Wooden is the best coach in the history of American sports. In fact, "The Sporting News," several years ago - right before he died - did a mass survey of writers and coaches and athletes, and asked them to rank the all-time greatest coaches.

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   Did John Wooden turn down a Lakers coach offer?

   • According to his own writings, Wooden turned down an offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers from owner Jack Kent Cooke that may have been ten times what UCLA was paying him. John Wooden won his first national title in his sixteenth season at UCLA.

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   Is John Wooden a Hall of Famer?

   • A college basketball player-of-the-year award is named for him. The midseason John R. Wooden Classic features leading college teams. He was the first person elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as both player and coach. In 2003, U.C.L.A. named its basketball floor the Nell and John Wooden Court.

   John Wooden, 99, Legendary U.C.L.A. Coach, Dies - The New York Times

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   Did John Wooden ever win a national championship?

   • He took over the hapless basketball program at UCLA in 1948 and by 1964, he led the Bruins to a NCAA championship. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) SIEGEL: He repeated in 1965 and then, from 1967 through '73, UCLA won the national championship every year. In 1975, the year that he retired, John Wooden led his team to one more national title.

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   John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball coach and player. Nicknamed the " Wizard of Westwood ", he won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championships in a 12-year period as head coach for the UCLA Bruins, including a record seven in a row.

4. www.biography.com › athletes › john-woodenJohn Wooden: Biography, Basketball Coach, Basketball Player

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   Mar 14, 2023 · 1910–2010. Who Was John Wooden? John Wooden was an All-American guard at Purdue University. After stints as a high school coach and teacher, he took over as head basketball coach at...

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   Jun 9, 2024 · John Wooden, American basketball coach who directed teams of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to 10 National Collegiate Athletic Association championships in 12 seasons (1964–65, 1967–73, and 1975). Learn more about Wooden’s life and accomplishments in this article.

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7. www.latimes.com › local › la-mew-john-wooden-storyJohn Wooden dies at 99; coach won 10 national basketball ...

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   Mar 9, 2014 · 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...

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9. www.coachwooden.comOfficial Site of Coach Wooden

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   Welcome to the Official Website of Coach John Wooden. Coach in the News. View all News. 05.27.24. UCLA Mourns the Loss of Iconic Hall of Famer Bill Walton. 02.24.24. A Legacy in Laces. 02.24.24. U.S. stamp honoring John Wooden unveiled in ceremony at UCLA. 11.30.23. UCLA’s legendary Coach John Wooden to be honored with postage stamp. 05.04.20.

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    Jun 5, 2010 · John Wooden, a staid Midwesterner who migrated to U.C.L.A. and became college basketball’s most successful coach, earning the nickname the Wizard of Westwood and an enduring place in sports...

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    Jan 10, 2014 · No college basketball coach has ever dominated the sport like legendary UCLA coach John Wooden. His teams reached unprecedented heights in the 1960s and '70s.