John Wooden. Thus began a correspondence that enriched my life. The greatest coach in the world found time to invest not only in Jabbar and Walton but also in those less known.

Reaction to John Wooden's death Friday: "It's kind of hard to talk about Coach Wooden simply, because he was a complex man. But he taught in a very simple way. He just used sports as a means to ...

John Wooden and his UCLA Bruins did it again, and almost everybody was happy except the rest of the country, which might like to swing to another tune, Just once.

A limited-edition stamp honoring the late UCLA basketball coach John Wooden will go on sale early next year. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

The United States Postal Service honored former UCLA men’s basketball coach John Wooden last Saturday with a ceremony dedicating a Forever Stamp that is now on sale. Saturday, July 5, 2025 ...

If all who were touched by John Wooden could attend his memorial, the Rose Bowl wouldn’t be big enough. … The principled, Indiana-bred Wooden was “so square,” Jim Murray once wrote, “he ...

April 17, 1948. The phone rang out in John Wooden’s Terre Haute, Ind. home, announcing the arrival of an anxiously awaited call. The former Indiana State coach expected the University of ...

John Wooden and UCLA won 88 straight games before Notre Dame broke the streak in 1974. Geno Auriemma won 111 straight games before Mississippi State broke the streak in 2017 at the Final Four.

Attention to detail David Wharton, Los Angeles Times Socks and shoelaces — that’s what John Wooden should be remembered for. At the start of each season, Wooden put his UCLA players through a ...

It's President's Day and John Madden is off. Since UCLA played Cal Sunday night, we revisit John's tribute to the late "Wizard of Westwood" John Wooden from last June 7th.

John Wooded is regarded as the most successful coach in sports history. Wooden had 12 NCAA final four appearances resulting in 10 championship wins. Wooden also has an amazing 81.4% overall winning ...

For years, John Wooden ran basketball camps for kids during the Southern California summers. Two Times staffers recall their experiences with the legendary coach. In 1975, I was an 11-year-old ...