Lute Olson
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Lute Olson was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for transforming the University of Arizona into a national powerhouse and winning the 1997 NCAA championship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lute Olson canonical | 4 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hall of Fame inductee
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basketball coach ⓘ college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AP College Basketball Coach of the Year
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surface form:
AP College Coach of the Year
Naismith College Coach of the Year ⓘ Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form:
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction ⓘ Pac-12 Coach of the Year ⓘ
surface form:
Pac-10 Coach of the Year
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| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| coachOf |
Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
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Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball ⓘ Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team ⓘ
surface form:
Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-09-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-08-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Augsburg University ⓘ |
| employer |
California State University, Long Beach
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University of Arizona ⓘ University of Iowa ⓘ |
| endTime |
Arizona head coach 2008
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Iowa head coach 1983 ⓘ Long Beach State head coach 1974 ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Luther Olson ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear |
2002 (Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame)
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2006 (National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame) ⓘ |
| heritage | Norwegian-American ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading Arizona to 25 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances
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recruiting and developing NBA-caliber players at Arizona ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Long Beach State Athletics
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surface form:
California State University, Long Beach 49ers (head coach)
University of Arizona Wildcats (head coach) ⓘ University of Iowa Hawkeyes (head coach) ⓘ |
| nickname | Lute ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
1980 Final Four with Iowa
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1988 NCAA men's basketball championship ⓘ
surface form:
1988 Final Four with Arizona
1994 Final Four with Arizona ⓘ 1997 Final Four with Arizona ⓘ 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship ⓘ 2001 Final Four with Arizona ⓘ five NCAA Final Four appearances as head coach ⓘ |
| notableWork | building University of Arizona into a national basketball powerhouse ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
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teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mayville, North Dakota, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tucson, Arizona, United States ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence | Tucson, Arizona, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Christine Toretti
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Roberta Russell ⓘ |
| startTime |
Arizona head coach 1983
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Iowa head coach 1974 ⓘ Long Beach State head coach 1973 ⓘ |
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