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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