RIP Coach Wooden

[craigharmann]

Just saw on ESPN.com that John Wooden died. 99 years old. One of the best college basketball coaches and teachers of the game. Rest in peace!

[ilovebeer]

There were reports last night that he passed away, which at the time were wrong, anyway, rip Mr. Wooden.

[TheCrew07]

Not just one of the best basketball coaches, one of the best coaches period.

 

Rest in peace sir, I've read all your books and you've made a positive impact on my life even though I never had the opportunity to meet you. Thank you.

[berniebrewer4life]

Not just a great coach, but a great teacher and humanitarian. Unlike alot of coaches nowadays(calipari), he actually CARED for the well being of his kids and wanted them to get an education. He will be sorely missed.

[Baldkin]

I've never seen players, years and years after a guy coached them, collectively visit, discuss, and rave about a former coach the way the guys who played under Wooden did.

 

Truly one of the greatest ever.

[Mr QL]

Greatest coach of all time of any sport. What an amazing man and an amazing life, rest in peace Coach Wooden.

[Buckylovesbeer]

Loved the guy....great coach, great writer, great teacher. Cannot say anything bad about him.

 

 

A funny story that makes me smile - Wooden once said that the dunk was the worst invention to basketball, because now the fans would rather see a bad shooter who can dunk versus a guy who can light it up with the jumpshot. In fact he called for the dunk to be outlawed....

 

A very classy man who will definately be missed. Highly doubt that his coaching records (championships, championship winning streaks, etc) will be broken.

[TooLiveBrew]

Loved the guy....great coach, great writer, great teacher. Cannot say anything bad about him.

 

Seconded. I was really saddened when I saw this news today. The positive spin on it, though, is that he lived about as full a life as anyone could imagine. Knowing his mindset, I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't even sad that it was his time to move on. R.I.P. Mr. Wooden -- your coaching legend is only surpassed by your class as a human being.

[JimH5]

Lets all hope we can make it to 99.

 

So many guys just cherished him. He really made a huge impact on the lives of his players and those in his circle.

 

Rest In Peace