Wooden: A Coach's Life (99 page)
birth of great-granddaughter and
black players and, at ISTC
black players and, at UCLA
Blue Chips
film and
books and reading and
books by
books by, autobiography
They Call Me Coach
books by,
Game Plan for Life
books by,
My Personal Best
books by,
Practical Modern Basketball
books by,
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations
brother Maurice “Cat” and
as boxing coach for naval cadets
brushes with death and
center jump elimination and
childhood and youth of
children and family life and
civil engineering interest of
coaches at Dayton High, Kentucky
coaches at Indiana State Teachers College (ISTC)
coaches at South Bend Central High School
coaches’ conventions and
coaching clinics and
coaching course by, at ISTC
coaching offers to
coaching offer to, from Purdue
coaching style of
coaching style of, and drills and practices
coaching style of, and index cards
coaching style of, and
Psychology Today
article
coaching style of, at ISTC
coaching style of, at South Bend
coaching style of, at UCLA
coaching style of, vs. Cunningham
coaching style of, vs. Farmer
coaching style of, vs. Newell
college playing career accolades and
conditioning and, as athlete
conditioning and, as coach
consistency of
courts Nell
death of
death of father and
death of Nell and
death of sister and
decides not to play for money, post-college
demonstrations by
discipline and strictness of
dispute with Seibert and UCLA 1970 team and
dribbling skills of
dunk and
education of
end-of-game strategy
English teaching by
fan mail and
fast break and
favorite books of
favorite historical figures of
final interview with, in 2009
final public appearances of
finances of
finances of, and Depression bank failure
finances of, and house lost after WW II
finances of, and lecture circuit
finances of, and retirement
finances of, and UCLA salary
financial hardships of, as college athlete
first NCAA tournament of, in 1950
first NCAA tournament victory of, in 1962
football coaching by
four seasons of life of
friendships and
gambling probe and
Game of the Century and
game ritual of
Gilbert and
golf hobby of
Harlem Rens and
Harrick and
Hazzard as player and
Hazzard as UCLA coach and
HBO documentary on
health and exercise of
health problems of
health problems of, and auto accident
health problems of, and broken collarbone
health problems of, and bypass surgery
health problems of, and college injuries
health problems of, and heart attack
health problems of, and ruptured disc
high school track team and
honors, and Artesian championship of 1927
honors, and Basketball Hall of Fame
honors, and Big Ten academic achievement medal
honors, and “father of the year” award
honors, and Indiana Basketabll Hall of Fame induction
honors, and Morgan County Fall Foliage Festival of 1969
honors, and
Sporting News
top coach list
honors, and Sportsman of the Year Award
influence of Curtis on
influence of father on
influence of Lambert on
influence of Warriner on
interviews with, 2003–9
jobs of, as editor
jobs of, at Purdue
jobs of, in college
jobs of, in high school
Knight rivalry vs.
Lacey dispute and
Lakers offer job to
Los Angeles high school play-offs and
Los Angeles Sports Arena and
love
and
balance
and
marriage and relationship with Nell
masters thesis of, on center jump rule
McCracken’s NCAA championship of 1943 and
media and criticisms of
Morgan as UCLA athletic director and
motivational talent of
moves to South Bend
moves to UCLA and adapts to California
NAIB tournaments and black players and
Naulls and
NCAA and
NCAA investigation and
NCAA rules and
NCAA titles and
NCAA title streak ends
NCAA tournaments and
Nell at games and
Newell rivalry vs.
nickname “India Rubberman” and
nickname “Pert” and
Norman and
old age of
Olympics and
other sports played by
PCC and
personality of
personality of, and humor
personality of, and press
personality of, and relationship with players
personality of, and shyness
personality of, and temperament
personality of, as anachronism in 1960s
Phelps on
players’ diet and
players’ dress and neatness and
players’ exams on road trips and
players’ feet and
players’ parents and
players’ pranks and
players ranking themselves and
playing speed and skills of, in high school
plays basketball as youth
plays college basketball at Purdue
plays high school basketball, with Martinsville Artesians
plays on Big Ten All Star team of 1930
plays on high school all-state team of 1927
plays on semiprofessional South Bend team
plays pro basketball
poetry and
political views of
pool skills of
popularity of, after NCAA championship
post-game routines of
pre-game regimen for players and
pro baseball contract offer and
profanity disliked by
public image of
public speaking and storytelling by
Pyramid of Success and
quits playing basketball
rebounding and
recruiting and
relationship with former players
relationship with mother
relationship with players
relationship with son Jim
retirement announced by
retirement decision of
retirement of, and party at UCLA
returns to Martinsville High, in 1989
returns to South Bend Central High, after WW II
returns to UCLA after 1973–74 season
scouting opponents and
selective amnesia of, about losses
sharp memory of
shooting skills of
shot clock and
smoking and
social life of
stalling and
success and
superstitions and rituals of
technical fouls and
time-outs avoided by
TV commentary and speaking
TV specials on
UCLA and NCAA tournament of 1952
UCLA budget and
UCLA cocktail parties and public speaking
UCLA forums and
UCLA gym problems and
UCLA job sought by
UCLA memorial for
UCLA new arena and
UCLA recreation center and
UCLA season of 1948–49, first as coach
UCLA season of 1950–51
UCLA season of 1951–52
UCLA season of 1952–53
UCLA season of 1953–54
UCLA season of 1954–55
UCLA season of 1955–56
UCLA season of 1956–57
UCLA season of 1957–58
UCLA season of 1958–59
UCLA season of 1959–60
UCLA season of 1960–61
UCLA season of 1961–62
UCLA season of 1962–63
UCLA season of 1963–64
UCLA season of 1964–65
UCLA season of 1965–66
UCLA season of 1966–67
UCLA season of 1967–68
UCLA season of 1968–69
UCLA season of 1969–70
UCLA season of 1970–71
UCLA season of 1971–72
UCLA season of 1972–73
UCLA season of 1973–74
UCLA season of 1974–75, final as coach
UCLA Southern Division championship and
UCLA support for, in old age
Walton and
West Point offer
Wooden Award and
World Series of 2002 first pitch by
World War II naval service of
World War II Navy career and
youth basketball league and
zone press and
Wooden, Joshua Hugh “Hugh” (father)
death of
influence of
racial attitudes and
“Seven-Point Creed” of
“Two Sets of Threes” and
Wooden’s basketball playing and
Wooden, Maurice “Cat” (brother)
Wooden, Nancy Anne “Nan” (daughter)
Wooden, Nell Riley (wife)
alcohol disliked by
basketball and
birth of children and
blacks and
charm bracelet of
critics of Wooden and
dating by
early married life and
game ritual and
hairpin ritual and
illness and death of
Indiana State Teachers College and
Lakers offer and
loyalty of
marries Wooden
miscarriage of
move to Encino and
move to UCLA and
NCAA title of 1964 and
NCAA title of 1970 and
Norman and
personality of
relationship with Wooden
religion and
smoking and
social life and
UCLA games and
West Point offer and
Wooden courts, in high school
Wooden’s college years and
Wooden’s health and
Wooden’s pro playing and
Wooden’s retirement and
World War II and
Wooden, Roxie Anna (mother)
death of
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections
(Wooden)
Wooden Award
Woods, Tiger
Woolpert, Phil
World Series (2002)
World War II
WOR radio
WTHI radio
Wulk, Ned
Wyatt Earp
(TV show)
Wyoming, University of
Yeats, William Butler
“Yonder” (Nater)
Young, Charles
Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)
Zeta Beta Tau
Ziff, Sid
Zimmerman, Paul
zone defense
zone press
At Martinsville High School, John Wooden was known for two things: his basketball prowess and his affection for his sweetheart.
Wooden (front row, far left) was the star of the 1927 Indiana high school champs. But his missed free throw the following year cost Martinsville the title.
Wooden’s coach at Purdue, Piggy Lambert (standing), had an enormous influence on young Johnny (center), on and off the court.
