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By Charlie Zegers, About.com Guide to Basketball

Happy Birthday, Coach Wooden

Wednesday October 14, 2009

Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden is 99 years old today.

Wooden led the UCLA Bruins to ten NCAA titles -- including a stretch of seven straight championships -- in the 1960s and 70s. He was the first person to be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.

In July, Wooden was named the Greatest Coach of All Time by a panel organized by The Sporting News.

If you'd like to wish Coach Wooden a happy 99th, a web site has been created for exactly that purpose: www.happybirthdayjohnwooden.com

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