John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball coach and player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Westwood", he won ten National...
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The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's...
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Established in 1919, the program has won a record 11 NCAA titles. Coach John Wooden led the Bruins to 10 national titles in 12 seasons, from 1964 to 1975...
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rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the starting center for coach John Wooden and the UCLA Bruins. The 6-foot-11-inch (2.11 m) Walton won three consecutive...
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UCLA Bruins (redirect from John Wooden Center)
revered championships were won by the Men's Basketball team under coaches John Wooden and Jim Harrick. The rich legacy of UCLA basketball has produced 11 NCAA...
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Wooden may also refer to: Charles Wooden (1827–1875), German recipient of the Victoria Cross Colby Wooden (born 2000), American football player John Wooden...
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regular season titles. Among men's college basketball coaches, only UCLA's John Wooden has won more NCAA championships (10). Krzyzewski is widely regarded as...
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The John R. Wooden Classic was an annual college basketball event hosted by the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Named after coach John Wooden, the...
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A wooden spoon is an award that is given to an individual or team that has come last in a competition. Examples range from the academic to sporting and...
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personnel. The floor is called "Nell and John Wooden Court" in honor of former UCLA Men's Basketball Coach John Wooden and his wife Nell. From the opening...
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The Wooden Horse is a 1950 British World War II war film directed by Jack Lee and starring Leo Genn, David Tomlinson and Anthony Steel. It is based on...
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In the United States, a wooden nickel is a wooden token coin, usually issued by a merchant or bank as a promotion, sometimes redeemable for a specific...
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unveiled on March 9, 2012, depicts Indiana-born college basketball coach John Wooden in a crouching position in the act of coaching. He is surrounded by five...
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the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) under legendary coach John Wooden, where he joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He later transferred to the University...
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school. John Wooden won 10 national championships between 1964 and 1975, and Jim Harrick won the other in 1995. The New York Times wrote that Wooden "made...
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selections, which included the 1932 National Player of the Year John Wooden. Wooden was the first college player to be named a Consensus All-American...
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consensus first-team All-American and won two NCAA championships under coach John Wooden. He was selected in the first round of the 1974 NBA draft by Golden State...
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Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. "Coach John Wooden". CoachWooden.com. John Wooden. Retrieved April 10, 2019. "Past Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award Winners"....
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but mistakenly attributes the quote to basketball coach John Wooden. "Elder Stories: Dr. John Woodenlegs, Northern Cheyenne Visionary". SoaringEagle.org...
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having been inducted in 1976 as a player, and in 2004 as a coach. Only John Wooden, Lenny Wilkens, Tommy Heinsohn and Bill Russell share this double honor...
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A wooden roller coaster is a type of roller coaster classified by its wooden track, which consists of running rails made of flat steel strips mounted on...
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Eddie Howe (redirect from Edward John Frank Howe)
Bournemouth. Many of Howe's man-management techniques have been influenced by John Wooden, former American college basketball coach. Tactically, Howe prefers a...
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Wooden Shjips (pronounced "ships") is an American experimental and psychedelic rock band from San Francisco, California. The project has released one EP...
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1970, 1971 and 1972, the Bruins' sixth consecutive under head coach John Wooden. Bibby helped lead the Bruins through the first 47 games of an 88-game...
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the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Wooden Leather by Nappy Roots, retrieved November 28, 2018 Bush, John. "Wooden Leather - Nappy Roots | Songs, Reviews...
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Vegas Showdown (basketball) (redirect from The Wooden Legacy)
basketball coach John Wooden, whose UCLA Bruins teams won 10 national championships over the 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975. The Wooden Legacy was formed...
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2006, the branch office was renamed the Coach John Wooden Post Office on Wooden's 96th birthday. Wooden lived in nearby Encino and his daughter lived...
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A wooden fish, also known as a Chinese temple block, wooden bell, or muyu, is a type of woodblock that originated from East Asia that is used by monks...
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Aliso High School was renamed John R. Wooden High School in 2004, in honor of UCLA basketball coach John Wooden. "John R. Wooden High". National Center for...
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Clog (redirect from Wooden shoe)
Trefor Owen identified three main varieties of clogs: wooden upper, wooden soled and overshoes. Wooden upper clogs; are made by hollowing out a lump of solid...
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