Rest In Peace Coach

very fan friendly, as much as anyone out there. until the past year or so when he could no longer do it, he would sign whatever items fans sent to him w/o charge and the turnaround would be short.

Wooden was one of those guys who undoubtedley knew how famous he was, but pretended he was just another guy. You could go up to him and talk to him as if he was another guy.

Something that i think most would like to see, one of the best announcers every announcing the passing of a very good friend and the greatest coach to ever grace the planet… Vin Scully to the Dodger crowd Friday night:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIHaSvPM554&feature=player_embedded

Wooden lived a full life(would have been 100 in October) and will be missed. RIP John Wooden

UCLA alum here, so it was definitely profound to know learn that he lost.

I think it was stated by him somewhere, but baseball was ahead of basketball on the sports he loved I believe. IIRC, he actually turned down playing baseball professionally to go to Purdue

It would definitely fit his personality though. He’s been a critic of dunks and 3 point shots, and much of baseball’s philosophy – such as patience at the plate, would certainly fit with many of his principles