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On his 99th birthday, 99 things about John Wooden
LA Times ^ | 10.14.09

Posted on 10/14/2009 3:05:11 AM PDT by Perdogg

In honor of John Wooden's 99th birthday, here are 99 things you may, or may not, know about the legendary former UCLA basketball coach:

1. He was born in Martinsville, Ind., on Oct. 14, 1910.

2. Wooden led Martinsville High to the Indiana state title in 1927 and runner-up finishes in 1926 and 1928.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Sports
KEYWORDS: basketball; bookreview; coach; collegebasketball; johnwooden

1 posted on 10/14/2009 3:05:11 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: MikeD; OKIEDOC; Zuben Elgenubi; GOP_Raider; dfwgator; Man50D; Mr. Jeeves; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; ...

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2 posted on 10/14/2009 3:06:23 AM PDT by Perdogg (Sarah Palin-Jim DeMint 2012 - Liz Cheney for Sec of State - Duncan Hunter SecDef)
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To: Perdogg

Colleg b-ball not that far away!:)

Go UConn!!


3 posted on 10/14/2009 3:13:34 AM PDT by Biggirl (I believe in THE BOOK that promises VICTORY OVER THE WORLD!:)=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: Biggirl

midnight madness friday night


4 posted on 10/14/2009 3:18:23 AM PDT by Perdogg (Sarah Palin-Jim DeMint 2012 - Liz Cheney for Sec of State - Duncan Hunter SecDef)
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To: Perdogg

That is right, practice opens up! The REAL sports season begins! Well my huskies are ready to be fired up again to take on all challengers! Both the men and the women! How is your UNC teams?


5 posted on 10/14/2009 3:20:54 AM PDT by Biggirl (I believe in THE BOOK that promises VICTORY OVER THE WORLD!:)=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: Perdogg

A far better man, than a coach. And as a coach, few will ever be his equal.


6 posted on 10/14/2009 3:20:59 AM PDT by HiramQuick (work harder ... welfare recipients depend on you!)
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To: HiramQuick

That is why college basketball’s version of the Heisman troophy is named after him.


7 posted on 10/14/2009 3:22:04 AM PDT by Biggirl (I believe in THE BOOK that promises VICTORY OVER THE WORLD!:)=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: HiramQuick

Despite what the supporters of Forrest Clare “Phog” Allen, Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith or Bobby Knight say, John Wooden is truly the greatest college basketball coach of all time, no contest. This is because of Wooden’s amazing championship runs at UCLA.


8 posted on 10/14/2009 3:24:55 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: Perdogg

My favorite Wooden quote: “do not mistake motion for progress.”


9 posted on 10/14/2009 3:25:58 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: Perdogg
John Wooden's Family
10 posted on 10/14/2009 3:41:13 AM PDT by Brown Deer
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To: Perdogg

I’m an IU grad. Our team used to lose to his teams regularly. But I’m rooting for him to “go for 100”.


11 posted on 10/14/2009 3:54:29 AM PDT by reg45 (Be calm everyone. The idiot children are in charge!)
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To: HiramQuick
Coach John Wooden speaks about basketball, life and death
12 posted on 10/14/2009 3:56:32 AM PDT by Brown Deer
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To: RayChuang88
John Wooden is truly the greatest college basketball coach of all time, no contest. This is because of Wooden’s amazing championship runs at UCLA.

Oh, I don't know; I think it depends on what you mean by best coach. He won a lot of games, for certain, but he didn't contribute much to basketball in terms of changing the game, and he doesn't have much of a coaching tree. I think it's also fair to raise the Sam Gilbert issues, as it is certainly worth noting that Wooden was at UCLA a long time--never winning anything--until Gilbert showed up.

Greatest "coach," at least in terms of changing the game, has to be Hank Iba. The guy invented the motion offense, which is used by nearly every organized basketball team in world. He perfected man-to-man defense, and has a coaching tree a mile long.

13 posted on 10/14/2009 4:09:59 AM PDT by Publius Valerius
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To: Mrs.Liberty

why dont you post your pic with John Wooden :)


14 posted on 10/14/2009 4:16:08 AM PDT by merry10
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To: Perdogg

Wish Coach John Wooden a happy 99th birthday

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15 posted on 10/14/2009 7:26:56 AM PDT by Deadeye Division
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To: Publius Valerius

Whatever! Coach Iba preceeded Wooden and all those other greats in his coaching tree. Wooden is listed in that same tree.

But c’mon 10 national championships in 12 years!

That feat will never be equaled and I don’t care what you say about Gilbert, you are simply wrong, wrong, wrong.

Maybe you should start another thread or two - one for each of your role models. /s


16 posted on 10/14/2009 10:00:14 PM PDT by BrandtMichaels
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To: Perdogg

I have a christian devotion booklet half written by John Wooden. Its really neat. He’s a pretty honorable man.


17 posted on 10/15/2009 8:54:16 PM PDT by fkabuckeyesrule
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