Longevity of a coach
On a conference call today, Ben Howland was asked how long he thinks he'll coach before retiring.
``I hope I can coach another 10 years,'' he said. ``I'm 53. But who knows. When you're 63, that might be the new 53.''
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On a conference call today, Ben Howland was asked how long he thinks he'll coach before retiring.
``I hope I can coach another 10 years,'' he said. ``I'm 53. But who knows. When you're 63, that might be the new 53.''
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UCLA will need coach to be around longer than that.
I hope he stays another 20 years. I think Coach K is 63 now. I hope he retires next year.
When he was first hired in 2003, Howland said that since Coach Wooden retired when he was 65, that would be a good time to leave. It sounds as if BH is still with that plan.
Hey guys you know what?!? IF Ben Howland were to have a child today, and IF that child was the most gifted athlete in human history, and IF the child was also a super genius who could get into college at the age of 10, then, just maybe, Ben Howland could coach his son to a national championship at UCLA in his farewell season. How cool would that be?! Unlikely, yes, but never say never...