Wooden to receive plaque from Coliseum officials
John Wooden will be on hand at the Coliseum on Tuesday. He'll be honored by Coliseum officials with a plaque. Looks like Wooden is doing better and better. This is the third appearance I know of that he's scheduled to participate in over the next month.
The press release follows:
TAKE PLACE AT COLISEUM PERISTYLE ON MAY 20TH
WHAT: A ceremony for the unveiling of a commemorative bronze plaque for John Wooden in the Coliseum Memorial Court of Honor.
WHERE: At the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Peristyle, immediately adjacent to the Coliseum Peristyle's center arch. Enter at Gate 31.
Parking will be available on South Coliseum Drive and can be accessed either at 39th and Figueroa Street, or at Hoover Blvd. and Martin Luther King, jr. Blvd.
WHEN: Tuesday, May 20th at 2:45pm. Reception to follow.
OVERVIEW: During his 27 year tenure as UCLA Head Basketball Coach, which included six seasons in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959-65), Coach Wooden's teams compiled a winning percentage of 81%, won ten NCAA championships in a twelve-year span (1964-75), recorded four undefeated seasons and set the all-time NCAA consecutive game winning streak of 88, as well as the all-time-NCAA tournament winning streak of 38.
In the six seasons that the Sports Arena served as UCLA's home, Coach Wooden's teams went to the NCAA Final Four three times, and won the NCAA Championship in '64 and '65. His teams also returned to the Sports Arena to win NCAA Championships in '68 and '72.
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After a welcome by Coliseum Commission President David Israel,
the ceremony will be emceed by Zev Yaroslavsky, Coliseum Commission Vice President and Los Angeles County Supervisor.
On hand to speak at the event will be:
Chancellor Gene Block, UCLA
Daniel Guerrero, UCLA Athletic Director
Ben Howland, UCLA basketball coach
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former UCLA basketball player
Coach John Wooden
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