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JOHNWOODEN

UCLA'SLEGENDARYFORMERBASKETBALLCOACHJOHNWOODENPASSESAWAY

UCLA'slegendaryformerbasketballcoachJohnWooden,whoin27yearsled

histeamstostunningtriumphsandwasjustaswellknownformentoringhisplayersoffthecourtandforhismotivational"PyramidofSuccess,"diedat6:

45pmPTFriday（June4）duetonaturalcauses.Hewas99.His100thbirthdaywouldhavebeenOct.14.

WoodenhadbeenadmittedtoRonaldReaganUCLAMedicalCenteronMay26.

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"PyramidofSuccess,"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