Wooden honored as sports' greatest coach

Seeded on Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:20 PM EDT (NBC Sports)

John Wooden's friends, family and former players all say they didn't need an award from a national magazine to confirm the identity of the greatest coach in American sports history.

— Filed under: sports, college-basketball

jameseg

"The most important thing in the world is family and love," Wooden said.

The above quote from the article is a marvelous quote from a marvelous man. He seems to have been a man of high integrity compared to typical coaches, in addition to being an outstanding coach.

Based on my limited knowledge, I think the "sports experts" chosen by The Sporting News selected the right person as the greatest coach.

1 vote

#1 - Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:25 AM EDT

Genova111

Red Auerbach is ranked #6? This poll can't be taken seriously.

#2 - Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:57 AM EDT

jameseg

I think any poll like this is subjective. But, I thought it was fun to read the persons these people selected as the greatest coaches.

1 vote

#2.1 - Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:10 AM EDT

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