The Greatest Coach Ever: Timeless Wisdom and Insights of John Wooden

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John Wooden was a high school and college coach for forty years. During that time, his teams won more than 80 percent of their games. From 1948 to 1975, his UCLA Bruins teams claimed 10 NCAA national championships, including seven in a row, and at one time won 88 consecutive games. Wooden is in the Basketball Hall of Fame, both as a player and a coach. He originated the Pyramid of Success and was the coauthor with Jay Carty of the bestseller Coach Wooden One-on-One. Wooden and his wife, Nellie, were married 53 years when she passed away in 1985. Wooden lived to be 99 years of age, passing away on June 4, 2010.