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  • JOHN WOODEN DIES AT AGE 99

    06/04/2010 7:58:26 PM PDT · by cleveland gop · 10 replies · 269+ views
    http://www.espn.com ^ | 6/4/10 | ESPN
    Legendary coach John Wooden known as the Wizard of Westwood because of his success in a long career at UCLA passes away at 6:45PM(PDT)/9:45PM(EDT)at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.A university spokesman said that Mr.Wooden died from natural causes.
  • Sterling man remembers playing against Reagan and John Wooden

    01/16/2005 11:59:00 AM PST · by Land_of_Lincoln_John · 6 replies · 559+ views
    CBS 2 Chicago ^ | January 16, 2005 | AP
    STERLING, Ill. (AP) A man who lives to be 94 years old is bound to have some good stories to tell. Harold Eshleman certainly does. The lifelong Sterling resident has had more than his share of special experiences in his life, especially in his athletic career at Sterling High School in northwestern Illinois and at the University of Iowa, where he lettered in basketball in 1932 and 1933. In his playing days he suited up against both a future political legend, Ronald Reagan, and a future coaching legend, John Wooden. Eshleman, in his Hall-of-Fame career at SHS, was the star...