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Greatest Sports Legends, Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story, On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of, and John Wooden Memorium

He was married to Nellie Charlotte Riley from August 8, 1932 to March 21, 1985.

John Wooden is an American basketball player and head coach at the University of California, Los Angeles. Nicknamed the 'Wizard of Westwood', he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period as head coach at UCLA, including a record seven in a row. No other team has won more than four in a row in Division 1 college men's or women's basketball. 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 AP award five times. He also won a Helms national championship (which was decided by a poll) at Purdue as a player 1931-1932.

As a 5'10" guard, John Wooden was the first player to be named basketball 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. Wooden was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player (1960) and as a coach (1973), the first person ever enshrined in both categories.

One of the most revered coaches in the history of sports, 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'. These often were directed at how to be a success in life as well as in basketball. Wooden's 29-year coaching career and overwhelmingly positive critical acclaim have created a legacy of great interest in not only sports, but in business, personal success, and organizational leadership as well.

On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of

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Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story (2012)

On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of (2010)

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<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0245628/?ref_=nmfaq">Greatest Sports Legends</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt1725029/?ref_=nmfaq">Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt1820576/?ref_=nmfaq">On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of</a>, and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt1839513/?ref_=nmfaq">John Wooden Memorium</a>

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