Memorial Page for John Wooden
American basketball coach
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John Wooden (* October 14, 1910 in Hall; † June 4, 2010 in UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center) was an american basketball coach. He was 99 years old. His education included Purdue University, Martinsville High School and Indiana State University. He received 5 awards, including Presidential Medal of Freedom, Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year. His cause of death was gastrointestinal system disease. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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11 EventsBorn in United States
1910Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
1967Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
1969Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
1970Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
1972Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
1972Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
1973John Bunn Award
1974Theodore Roosevelt Award
1996Presidential Medal of Freedom
2003Died in UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Los Angeles County (gastrointestinal system disease)
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John Wooden. Forever remembered.