I remember another story from those days where Walton refused to get a haircut. When Coach Wooden questioned him about it, Walton said it was his right to grow his hair as long as he wanted. Wooden agreed, and said, 'but it's my right to choose who plays on the team, and it's been nice having you, Bill."
Walton went on to say that he ran out of practice, still in his warmups, to the nearest barbershop.
John Wooden was a MAN. There are far too few of those schooling our youth these days.