John Wooden
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John Robert Wooden was an American basketball coach and player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Westwood", he won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association national championships in a 12-year period as he
Wooden, c. 1972
Wooden at Purdue
The plaque in the Dayton (KY) High School gymnasium
Wooden with assistant coach Bill Putnam and trainer Ducky Drake, c. 1958
UCLA Bruins men's basketball
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The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program represents the University of California, Los Angeles, in the sport of men's basketball as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Established in 1919, the program
John Wooden
…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. No other team has won more than four in a row in Division I college men's or women's basketball. Within this period…
Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) makes a reverse two hand dunk.
Bill Walton taking a shot
Larry Brown being announced as UCLA coach, 1979