John Wooden information

John Wooden
	Wooden circa 1972
Biographical details
Born	October 14, 1910; Hall, Indiana, U.S.
Died	June 4, 2010 (aged 99); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1929–1932	Purdue
1932–1937	Indianapolis Kautskys
1937–1938	Whiting / Hammond Ciesar All-Americans
1938–1939	Indianapolis Kautskys
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1933–1935	Dayton HS
1935–1944	South Bend Central HS
1946–1948	Indiana State
1948–1975	UCLA
Baseball
1948	Indiana State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1948	Indiana State
Head coaching record
Overall	664–162 (college basketball); 7–7 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	As player: Helms and Premo-Porretta National championships (1932); As head coach: 10× NCAA Champion (1964, 1965, 1967–1973, 1975); 12× NCAA Regional – Final Four (1962, 1964, 1965, 1967–1975); 15× Pac-12 champion (1950, 1952, 1956, 1962–1965, 1967–1975); 3× PCC tournament champion (1953–1955);
Awards
	As player:; All-NBL First Team (1938); NBL scoring leader (1933); 3× Consensus All-American (1930–1932); Helms Player of the Year (1932); Big Ten Medal of Honor (1932); As coach:; 5x AP College Coach of the Year (1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973); 6x Henry Iba Award (1964, 1967, 1970–1973); 5x NABC Coach of the Year (1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972); Indiana Sports Hall of Fame (2020); Presidential Medal of Freedom (2003);
	Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 1960 (as a player) 1973 (as a coach)
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	US Navy
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II

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. No other team has won more than four in a row in Division I college men's or women's basketball.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Within this period, his teams won an NCAA men's basketball record 88 consecutive games. Wooden won the prestigious Henry Iba Award as national coach of the year a record seven times and won the Associated Press award five times.

As a 5-foot-10-inch (1.78 m) guard^[5] with the Purdue Boilermakers, Wooden was the first college basketball player to be named an All-American three times, and the 1932 Purdue team on which he played as a senior was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA tournament national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[6]^[7] He played professionally in the National Basketball League (NBL). Wooden was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player (1960) and as a coach (1973), the first person ever enshrined in both categories.^[a]

One of the most revered coaches in the history of sports,^[2] Wooden was beloved by his former players, among them Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Bill Walton. Wooden was renowned for his short, simple inspirational messages to his players (including his "Pyramid of Success") many of which were directed at how to be a success in life as well as in basketball. Wooden's 29-year coaching career and overwhelming critical acclaim for his leadership have created a legacy not only in sports but also extending to business, personal success, and organizational leadership.^[2]

^ Jenkins, Pat Summitt ; with Sally (2013). Sum it up : 1,098 victories, a couple of irrelevant losses, and a life in perspective (Paperback ed.). Crown Publishing Group. p. 383. ISBN 9780385347051.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "John Wooden, former UCLA coach, dies". Associated Press. June 5, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
^ "John Wooden: A Coaching Legend". UCLABruins.com (official athletic site of the UCLA Bruins). Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
^ Mike Puma (2007). "Sportscentury Biography: Wizard of Westwood". ESPN. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
^ "John Wooden".
^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 542. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "Lenny Wilkens Coach Bio". NBA. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2010.

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[1] Jenkins, Pat Summitt ; with Sally (2013). Sum it up : 1,098 victories, a couple of irrelevant losses, and a life in perspective (Paperback ed.). Crown Publishing Group. p. 383. ISBN 9780385347051.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[AP_obit-2] "John Wooden, former UCLA coach, dies". Associated Press. June 5, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2010.

[UCLABruins-3] "John Wooden: A Coaching Legend". UCLABruins.com (official athletic site of the UCLA Bruins). Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2010.

[Puma-4] Mike Puma (2007). "Sportscentury Biography: Wizard of Westwood". ESPN. Retrieved January 25, 2010.

[5] "John Wooden".

[6] "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[7] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 542. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[NBA-8] "Lenny Wilkens Coach Bio". NBA. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2010.

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Biographical details
Wooden circa 1972
Born	(1910-10-14)October 14, 1910 Hall, Indiana, U.S.
Died	June 4, 2010(2010-06-04) (aged 99) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1929–1932	Purdue
1932–1937	Indianapolis Kautskys
1937–1938	Whiting / Hammond Ciesar All-Americans
1938–1939	Indianapolis Kautskys

Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1933–1935	Dayton HS
1935–1944	South Bend Central HS
1946–1948	Indiana State
1948–1975	UCLA
Baseball
1948	Indiana State

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1948	Indiana State

Head coaching record
Overall	664–162 (college basketball) 7–7 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As player: Helms and Premo-Porretta National championships (1932) As head coach: 10× NCAA Champion (1964, 1965, 1967–1973, 1975) 12× NCAA Regional – Final Four (1962, 1964, 1965, 1967–1975) 15× Pac-12 champion (1950, 1952, 1956, 1962–1965, 1967–1975) 3× PCC tournament champion (1953–1955)
Awards
As player: All-NBL First Team (1938) NBL scoring leader (1933) 3× Consensus All-American (1930–1932) Helms Player of the Year (1932) Big Ten Medal of Honor (1932) As coach: 5x AP College Coach of the Year (1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973) 6x Henry Iba Award (1964, 1967, 1970–1973) 5x NABC Coach of the Year (1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972) Indiana Sports Hall of Fame (2020) Presidential Medal of Freedom (2003)


Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1960 (as a player) 1973 (as a coach)
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006


Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	US Navy
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II