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Collier11
6/3/2010, 09:48 PM
Reports: Wooden, 99, in grave
ESPN.com news services

Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden has been hospitalized and is in grave condition, according to multiple media reports on Thursday.

Wooden, 99, is being treated at UCLA Medical Center. KCAL in Los Angeles first reported Wooden's hospitalization, and the Los Angeles Times confirmed it through school sources.

The former UCLA coach and Hall of Famer is confined to a wheelchair after a series of minor health setbacks in recent years. He was hospitalized briefly a month ago and spent weeks in the hospital a year ago being treated for pneumonia.

UCLA spokesman Marc Dellins tells The Associated Press that he spoke to a Wooden family member Thursday evening and that the family asked that no other information about Wooden be released.

Family members couldn't be reached for comment Thursday by the AP.

Wooden coached the Bruins from 1948-75 and won a record 10 national championships, including seven in a row. The Indiana native was inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1960 and as a coach in 1973. He has kept busy as a speaker and author since his retirement from UCLA in 1975.

tommieharris91
6/3/2010, 11:13 PM
I was about to post this. The man deserves all respect he has received.

Mad Dog Madsen
6/4/2010, 10:04 AM
One of the best coaches ever...

Eielson
6/4/2010, 11:35 AM
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Eielson
6/4/2010, 11:38 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/news/story?id=5249138

He's "resting comfortably" right now for what it's worth.

Scott D
6/4/2010, 12:04 PM
in other words, he's probably so hopped up on morphine he doesn't know his own name. The man accomplished a lot for the game of basketball and for that he has undying respect, but damn...he *is* 99 years old, and that's a ton better than 99% of the population makes it.

Collier11
6/4/2010, 09:19 PM
Coach Wooden has passed away, RIP

tommieharris91
6/4/2010, 10:11 PM
RIP

tulsaoilerfan
6/4/2010, 10:40 PM
How long til Leroy mucks up this thread? RIP Coach Wooden

Scott D
6/5/2010, 09:04 PM
thankfully Leroy sticks to the football forum and the south oval.

tulsaoilerfan
6/5/2010, 10:09 PM
thankfully Leroy sticks to the football forum and the south oval.

LOL Amen:D