When Andre McCarter first heard of the Presidential Medal of Freedom "“ and all of the attributes of past winners "“ he couldn't think of a better person for the award than his former coach. Read more...
Photo: Andre McCarter spoke at Pauley Pavilion Saturday afternoon, less than 24 hours after the passing of John Wooden.
One long gaze into Vip's Family Restaurant, and it's easy to see why John Robert Wooden fell in love with the diner. Read more...
June 7, 2010 - Many people look forward to finding out who their graduation speaker will be, and what he or she will say. Although speaking in front of crowds of commencement attendees seems frightening, two students do not fear the spotlight. They share the processes of writing and auditioning their speeches for UCLA's communication studies commencement ceremony. [3:50] Read more...
After the passing of John Wooden, the consensus greatest coach of all-time, it is my opinion that the Wizard of Westwood's legacy will be defined in two parts. Read more...
Photo: Jamal Wilkes spoke at Pauley Pavilion Saturday afternoon, less than 24 hours after the passing of John Wooden.
One day after Wooden's death at the age of 99, Chancellor Charles E. Young spoke to the Daily Bruin's Sam Allen about his memories of Wooden and the legacy Wooden has left on this campus. Read more...
Photo: Charles E. Young served as chancellor from 1968 to 1997. Young and Coach John Wooden spent several years as iconic figures at UCLA together.
In the spring of 1970, John Sandbrook was a UCLA student writing for this newspaper. That same spring, John Wooden was celebrating his sixth national title. Wooden was, by that point, one of the most recognizable figures in college sports, widely considered the greatest basketball coach in the world. Read more...
As the thousands of us prepare to graduate from UCLA and move onto the next stage of our lives, I can imagine coach John Wooden smiling down from heaven like a proud teacher. Read more...
