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CoachJohnWooden'
sfamilyrequestseveryonerespecttheirprivacyandnotattendtheprivatefuneralservice,whichisforimmediatefamilyonly.
Perthefamily'
swishes,apublicmemorialforCoachWoodenwillbeannouncedatalaterdate.FormerplayersandcoacheswillhavespecialaccommodationsatthepublicmemorialserviceandtherewillbeareceptionforthemandtheWoodenFamilyfollowingthememorial.
AtUCLA,Wooden'
steamswonaremarkablesevenconsecutiveNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation(NCAA)championshipsbetween1967and1973,and10titles(1964,1965,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973and1975)inhisfinal12seasonsasheadcoach.Atonepointintheearly1970s,theBruinswonanNCAA-record88gamesinarow,arunthatincludedundefeated30-0seasonsin1971-72and1972-73.UCLAalsowon38consecutiveNCAATournamentgamesbetweenthe1963-64and1973-74seasons,anotherrecord.Woodenretiredfromcoachingfollowingthe1975seasonwithaUCLArecordof620winsand147losses.OnlytwiceduringhistenuredidtheBruinslosehomegamesatPauleyPavilion,wherehecoachedfromthe1965-66through1974-75seasons.
"
ThisisasaddayatUCLA,"
saidUCLAChancellorGeneBlock."
CoachWooden'
slegacytranscendsathletics;
whathedidwasproduceleaders.Buthisinfluencehasreachedfarbeyondourcampusandevenourcommunity.Throughhisworkandhislife,heimpartedhisphenomenalunderstandingofleadershipandhisunwaveringsenseofintegritytosomanypeople.His'
PyramidofSuccess'
hangsinmyofficetoremindmeeverydayofwhatittakestobeaneffectiveleader.Hewastrulyalegendinhisowntime,andhewillbealegendforgenerationstocome."
TherewillneverbeanotherJohnWooden,"
saidUCLAdirectorofathletics,DanGuerrero."
WhilethisisahugelossfortheBruinfamily,CoachWooden'
sinfluencereachesfarbeyondWestwood.Coachwasatremendouslysignificantfigure.Thislosswillbefeltbyindividualsfromallpartsofsociety.Hewasnotonlythegreatestcoachinthehistoryofanysport,buthewasanexceptionalindividualthattranscendedthesportingworld.Hisenduringlegacyasarolemodelisoneweshouldallstrivetoemulate."
Guerrerocontinued:
"
IcanstillrecallmyfirstinteractionswithCoachWoodenwhenIwasamemberoftheUCLAbaseballteamandhewasinthemidstofhisincrediblerunofchampionships.Whileattendingthosebasketballgameswascertainlyahighlightforme,whatstandsoutevenmorewasCoachmakingtheefforttocometoourbaseballgamestocheerforusandwhataspecialfeelingthatwasforourteam.
Sincethen,IhavehadtheuniqueopportunitytodevelopaclosepersonalrelationshipwithCoachWoodenovertheyears.That'
ssomethingIwilltreasurefortherestofmylife.NotonlydidCoachWoodenimpactthelivesofhisownplayers,heimpactedthelivesofgenerationsofUCLAstudentathletes.Towatchhimcometooneofourfunctionsandinteractwithcurrentstudentathleteswhowerebornwellafterhisretirementasacoachwasathrilltobehold.Hehadtheknackofbridgingthegenerationgapandwasthemosthumblepersonyoucouldeverhopetomeet.Heiswithoutadoubtoneofthemosthistoricfiguresofthelastcenturyandhasleftanindeliblemarkonourworld.Heis,asBillWaltononcesaid,anationaltreasure,andhewillberememberedassuchforever."
Wooden'
srostersincludedsomeofthemostaccomplishedplayersinthehistoryofcollegebasketball,mostfamouslytwocenters--7-foot-2-inchKareemAbdul-Jabbar(LewAlcindorduringhisBruincareer),whoplayedinthelate1960s,andBillWalton,whoplayedforWoodenintheearly1970s.InMarch2008,Abdul-JabbarwasselectedasthegreatestplayerinthehistoryofcollegebasketballbyESPNandWaltonwasrankedNo.3.Bothwentontostellarprofessionalcareers.AmongtheotherbasketballgreatswhoplayedforWoodenatUCLAwereWillieNaulls,WaltHazzard,GailGoodrich,SidneyWicks,Jamaal(Keith)WilkesandMarquesJohnson.
It'
skindofhardtotalkaboutCoachWoodensimply,becausehewasacomplexman,"
Abdul-JabbarsaidinaninterviewwithUCLA."
Buthetaughtinaverysimpleway.Hejustusedsportsasameanstoteachushowtoapplyourselvestoanysituation."
Woodenwasthefirstperson--andremainsoneofonlytwo--tobeinductedintotheNaismithMemorialBasketballHallofFameasbothaplayer(1960)andacoach(1972).HewasalsoamemberoftheinauguralclassesofNationalCollegiateBasketballHallofFame(2006),thePac-10BasketballHallofHonor(2002)andtheUCLAAthleticsHallofFame(1984).In2003,PresidentGeorgeW.BushpresentedWoodenwiththePresidentialMedalofFreedom,thehighesthonorgiventoacivilian.
Butjustasimportantashisaccolades,winningrecordandstarteamswashisapproachtothegameoflife,whichraisedhiscoachingstyletothelevelofaphilosopher'
s.
Hewasknownforrecitinghisfather'
s"
twosetsofthree"
--"
neverlie,nevercheat,neversteal"
and"
don'
twhine,don'
tcomplain,don'
tmakeexcuses"
--anda"
seven-pointcreed,"
alsopassedalongbyhisfather.ThepointWoodenusedmostinhiscoaching,hesaid,was"
makeeachdayyourmasterpiece."
Still,Woodenwasprobablybestknownforhisfamed"
whichhebegandevelopinginthe1930s.Hesaidthatitwas"
theonlytrulyoriginalthingIhaveeverdone."
Atthebaseofthefive-levelpyramidareindustriousness,friendship,loyalty,cooperationandenthusiasm.Thenextlevelsupareself-control,alertness,initiativeandintentness;
condition,skillandteamspirit;
andpoiseandconfidence.Atthepinnacleiscompetitivegreatness,whichhedefinedasperformingatone'
sbestabilitywhenone'
sbestisrequired,which,hesaid,was"
eachday."
Successispeaceofmind,whichisadirectresultofself-satisfactioninknowingyoumadetheefforttobecomethebestofwhichyouarecapable,"
Woodenoncesaidinexplainingthepyramid.
Woodenalsopromotedhis"
12LessonsinLeadership,"
includingLesson11:
Don'
tlookatthescoreboard.
ButwhileWoodenwashigh-mindedinhisapproachtocoaching,healsowaspractical.Hefamouslybeganeachseasonwithacoachingsessionondressingproperlythatincludedshowinghisplayershowtoputontheirshoesandsockstherightway.
Thisisagameplayedonyourfeet,"
hesaid."
Ifyougetblisters,youcan'
tplaythegame."
Abdul-JabbarsaidWoodendidn'
texpectmorefromhisplayersthanhedidfromhimself--butthenagain,thatwasquitealot.
Hesetquiteanexample,"
Abdul-Jabbarsaid."
Hewasmorelikeaparentthanacoach.Hereallywasaveryselflessandgivinghumanbeing,buthewasadisciplinarian.Welearnedallaboutthoseaspectsoflifethatmostkidswanttoskipover.Hewouldn'
tletusdothat."
JohnRobertWoodenwasbornOct.14,1910,inHall,Ind.,oneoffoursonsofafarmerandahousewife.Woodensaidhelearnedfromhisfathertrueleadership--whentobefirm,whentobeflexible,whentohavethestrengthtobegentleandwhentohavethestrengthtoforcecompliance.HismothermadeWoodenandhisbrotherstheirfirstbasketballbytyingtogetheroldragsandblackcottonstockings.
WoodengrewupinHallandthenearbyIndianatownsofCentertonandMartinsville.HebeganplayingbasketballatMartinsvilleHighSchool,wheretheycalledhim"
IndianaRubberMan"
becauseeverytimehewentdownonthecourt,hebouncedrightbackup.AtMartinsville,hewonAll-Stateprephonorsinbasketballforthreeconsecutiveyears,leadinghisteamtotheIndianastatetitlein1927andrunner-uptitlesin1926and1928.Losingthe1928titlegame,hesaiddecadeslater,"
wasthemostdisappointingthingthateverhappenedtomeasaplayer."
AtIndiana'
sPurdueUniversity,WoodenwonlettersinbasketballandbaseballduringhisfreshmanyearandlaterearnedAll-Americanhonorsasaguardonthebasketballteam,from1930to1932.HewascaptainofPurdue'
s1931and1932basketballteamsandledtheBoilermakerstotwoBigTenConferencetitlesandthe1932nationalchampionship.
Hewasnamedcollegebasketball'
s1932PlayeroftheYear,receivedthe1932BigTenConferencemedalforoutstandingmeritandproficiencyinscholarshipandathletics,andwasinscribedonPurdue'
sacademichonorroll.
ShortlyaftergraduatingfromPurduein1932,WoodenmarriedNellRiley,whomhehadmetatacarnivalwhenhewas15.Theyremainedtogetheruntilherdeathin1985.Heconsideredhiswifehis"
luckyNell"
--heneverbeganagamewithoutfindingherinthestandsandgettingawinkandanOKsignalfromher.
WoodenbeganhiscoachingandteachingcareersatDaytonHighSchoolinDayton,Ky.There,hecoachednumeroussportsteams,includingthebasketballteam,whichhecoachedtotheonlylosingseasoninhisentirecareeraseitheraplayerorcoach.
DuringWorldWarII,heservedasalieutenantintheU.S.NavyandspenttimeaboardtheUSSFranklinintheSouthPacific.Followinghisdischargein1946,hecoachedatIndianaTeachersCollege(nowIndianaStateUniversity)fortwoseasonsbeforecomingtoUCLA.
WoodensaidthathismostgratifyingUCLAseasonwashislast,1974-75,whentheBruinswonanationalchampionshipdespitehavingonlyonereturningstarter,DavidM