The Wizard of Westwood

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The Wizard of Westwood is the legendary college basketball coach John Wooden, renowned for leading UCLA to a record number of NCAA championships and for his influential coaching philosophy.

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instanceOf basketball player
college basketball coach
human
nickname
awardReceived Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as coach
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as player NERFINISHED
Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED
coachingTenureEndAtUCLA 1975
coachingTenureStartAtUCLA 1948
consecutiveNCAAChampionships 7
consecutiveNCAAChampionshipsYears 1967–1973
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1910-10-14
dateOfDeath 2010-06-04
developedConcept Pyramid of Success NERFINISHED
educatedAt Purdue University NERFINISHED
employer University of California, Los Angeles NERFINISHED
familyName Wooden
givenName John NERFINISHED
headCoachOf Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball NERFINISHED
UCLA Bruins men's basketball NERFINISHED
knownFor coaching philosophy emphasizing character and teamwork
record number of NCAA basketball championships
memberOfSportsTeam Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball NERFINISHED
NCAAChampionshipYearsAtUCLA 1964
1965
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1975
nickname The Wizard of Westwood NERFINISHED
numberOfNCAAChampionshipsAsCoach 10
occupation basketball coach
teacher
placeOfBirth Hall, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
positionPlayed guard
publicationAuthored They Call Me Coach NERFINISHED
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court NERFINISHED
refersTo John Wooden NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Westwood, Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport basketball
spouse Nellie Riley Wooden NERFINISHED

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John Wooden nickname The Wizard of Westwood