Podcast appearances and mentions of lew alcindor

Send us a textThis episode was recorded in Season 3, Episode 10 and is being reposted in loving memory of Larry Miller.What an honor it was to have one of the greatest players in ACC history and one of the best players to ever wear a UNC jersey on the podcast. Larry Miller joined us to share his basketball experiences from one of the more fascinating eras of hoops.You will see his number 44 hanging in the rafters. Larry Miller is known as the recruit who helped spark the North Carolina program playing for legendary Coach Dean Smith during his early years of coaching. Miller earned ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year TWICE both in 1966 and 1967. He was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Men's Basketball Team being recognized as one of the fifty greatest players to ever play in the ACC. Miller went on to get drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers, but chose to play in the ABA over the NBA. Miller set and forever holds the ABA record of 67 points in a single game. Miller shares great stories about growing up in PA, choosing UNC, Dean Smith, Charlie Scott, Billy Cunningham, Lew Alcindor, Wes Unseld, Wilt Chamberlain, the ABA, his funeral, acting, his book, and MUCH more!This was an honor to have the opportunity to learn from one of the all-time greats and we can't thank Larry enough for his time. Those who had the chance to watch Miller play know how unique of a player he was. What you hear in this episode is a very small sample size of what you will learn about in his book titled “Larry Miller Time.” Be sure to check out and support his book to learn more about Larry Miller and his incredible stories about his journey in both basketball and life. Larry was a wonderful player, basketball mind, and even more amazing human.Rest Easy Larry Miller!You can find his book on Amazon, Kindle or local bookstore for purchase. Link to purchase on amazon posted below.https://www.amazon.com/Larry-Miller-Time-Sparked-Dynasty-ebook/dp/B08CY1NHKNYou can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

B-Ball Radio welcomes Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Dennis Page, publisher of SLAM Magazine as he shares how the magazine was created, the evolution of basketball on television, how SLAM become part of the culture, the most impactful covers, his favorite basketball films and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's February 19th. This day in 1967, the NCAA has decided to ban dunking in the college game -- a move largely seen as a response to Lew Alcindor (soon known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and other Black players using the move.Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Mike Sielski of The Philadelphia Inquirer to talk about the larger political and racial context of the dunk ban, and what the dunk has meant to the game of basketball over the years.Mike's new book is "Magic In The Air: The Myth, the Mystery and the Soul of the Slam Dunk"This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories.If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.comYou can also find our newsletter, merch store, transcripts, and lot more on our site.Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Follow us on social @thisdaypodOur team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Brittani Brown, Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Andy starts with the tragedy at Reagan Airport. Also, Maryland Basketball's win over #17 Wisconsin last night. (17:52) Why free agents will want to join the Commanders, and more on the Cowboys hiring of Brian Schottenheimer. (37:40) Bill Belichick suggests that the Lombardi Trophy should be renamed. (54:33) 60 years ago today, DeMatha takes down Lew Alcindor and Power Memorial at Cole Field House. To hear the whole show, tune in live from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Monday-Friday. For more sports coverage, download the ESPN630 AM app, visit https://www.sportscapitoldc.com. To join the conversation, check us out on twitter @ESPN630DC and @andypollin1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Watching nationally televised college basketball is extremely common today. But this was the first regular season game televised nationwide. It was 1968 and it featured #1 UCLA vs. #2 Houston. It also featured two future Hall-of-Famers in Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Elvin Hayes.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC"Funky Retro Funk [Funk Music]" by MokkaMusic"Horizons" by Roa SPORTS HISTORY NETWORKsportshistorynetwork.comsportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/ FACEBOOKm.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/ BUSINESS CONTACTbballhistory101@gmail.com

Lew Alcindor was one of the most hyped high school players of all time. He was nationally famous at the age of 15. If social media and ESPN existed back in his day he would have his highlights all over the place. Even Wilt Chamberlain predicted greatness for Alcindor. Of course, Alcindor is known today at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest players of all time.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC"A Slow Day" by Chiro"Horizons" by Roa SPORTS HISTORY NETWORKsportshistorynetwork.comsportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/ FACEBOOKm.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/ BUSINESS CONTACTbballhistory101@gmail.com

They were the two greatest players in college basketball history, separated by just a couple of years in Westwood. Lew Alcindor was 88-2 with three national titles at UCLA from 1967-69. A couple of years later the Big Red-Head, Bill Walton, arrived on campus and guided the Bruins to two more championships and an 86-4 record. John Wooden's dynasty was literally centered around these two stars. Now, the two former college standouts are on the cover of Sports Illustrated as they are about to face-off for the first time in the NBA, in Dayton, Ohio of all places. The Milwaukee Bucks and 3-time MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar against the Portland Trailblazers and their number one overall pick... Bill Walton. It was as big of a matchup as one could imagine for a preseason game with the center of attention on the two teams prolific centers. Bob Ryan covered the NBA for the Boston Globe for over 40 years and is known within the industry as a basketball guru. He's seen it all. He's covered it all. And he has the stories to prove it. He joins us for a 3rd time to discuss the dominance of Kareem, how Walton helped Portland become a championship team. How both of them loved music and how his friend Bill went from a shy college kid, to an announcer who "would never shut up." Ryan and Walton went from a working connection to a relationship built on trust and respect that lasted for the better part of almost 40 years until Bill's untimely death this past May. If you want to talk about the NBA in 1974, there is nobody better to do that with than Bob Ryan... and that's what we do this week on the Past Our Prime podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Maggie Walker HS in Richmond, VA, Bob Dandridge followed in the footsteps of Arthur Ashe and Willie Lanier. Amazingly, all 3 would end up in their respective sports' Halls of Fame. In the NBA he paired w/ Kareem Abdul Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) and Oscar Robertson to win an improbable title for the third year Bucks, and then he returned to the East Coast to win a title with Washington, completing a daunting front line of himself, Elvin Hayes, and Wes Unseld. Terrific stories from the man they called the Greyhound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

That was not a typo, it's May 1969! And TJ is back!!!! Lew Alcindor carries Bill Walton, Monty Python begins their trip to the Holy Grail, and Sirhan Sirhan gets his sentence. All that while we find a young Bobby Heenan and some other legends in 1969!

In this week's episode, we stay in the ABA as the upstart league lures top players like Dr. J, Moses Malone, and Spencer Haywood in an attempt to secure a national TV contract. Hannah recounts a story her father told her about the ABA's top-secret pursuit of Lew Alcindor, dubbed ‘Operation Kingfish,' and reflects on the lasting legacy of the ABA, including the hardship rule, three-point shot, and wide-open style of play. Plus, everything to know about the 1976 NBA-ABA merger. Guests include Dr. J, Bob Costas, Peter Vecsey, and Semi-Pro screenwriter Scot Armstrong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, we stay in the ABA as the upstart league lures top players like Dr. J, Moses Malone, and Spencer Haywood in an attempt to secure a national TV contract. Hannah recounts a story her father told her about the ABA's top-secret pursuit of Lew Alcindor, dubbed ‘Operation Kingfish,' and reflects on the lasting legacy of the ABA, including the hardship rule, three-point shot, and wide-open style of play. Plus, everything to know about the 1976 NBA-ABA merger. Guests include Dr. J, Bob Costas, Peter Vecsey, and Semi-Pro screenwriter Scot Armstrong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, we stay in the ABA as the upstart league lures top players like Dr. J, Moses Malone, and Spencer Haywood in an attempt to secure a national TV contract. Hannah recounts a story her father told her about the ABA's top-secret pursuit of Lew Alcindor, dubbed ‘Operation Kingfish,' and reflects on the lasting legacy of the ABA, including the hardship rule, three-point shot, and wide-open style of play. Plus, everything to know about the 1976 NBA-ABA merger. Guests include Dr. J, Bob Costas, Peter Vecsey, and Semi-Pro screenwriter Scot Armstrong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Dime Machine Flashbacks, Dime Dropper continues on the Dime Machine as he finishes the 1970-71 season and talks about that season's champion, the Milwaukee Bucks.  He breaks down how the Bucks went from expansion team in 1968 to NBA Champions just 3 years later. He talks about the impact of Oscar Robertson & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor).  Through studying the season, Dime found some big similarities with a team of the recent past, the 2014-15 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry and his squad get regularly discredited due to what people consider an "easier" route to the title and the injuries sustained to Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving in the Finals, leaving LeBron James with nobody. In this episode, he explains why they shouldn't be discredited at all.  He also claims that Kareem had the best first 2 seasons of any player in NBA History.  Also available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUMttehA4A8&lc=UgzJ_MfGrd1qOewB4Fl4AaABAg

Episode 317 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features the longtime SportsCenter anchor and Portland Trail Blazers television host Neil Everett. In this podcast, Everett discusses his departure from ESPN; how he has been preparing for this moment for a couple of years; how he is approaching his future; being part of the Blazers' television broadcast; Damian Lilliard's impact on Portland; how living in Hawaii shaped him as a person and thinker; conducting the last TV interview of John Wooden; his SportsCenter commercial with Roger Federer; figuring out what to do with his Lew Alcindor rookie cards; his work Heroes' Movement, a non-profit for veterans that helps bridge the gap between physical and mental hurdles, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Episode 162 of the Ballislife In The Paint Show, hosts Ronnie Flores, Ani Umana and Chelsea Hopkins go hard on the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, which ended up with the San Antonio Spurs winning the draft rights to Victor Wembanyama, the 19-year old, 7-foot-4 French pro who some feel is the best NBA prospect, ever. The ITP crew gives their reaction to the results of the NBA Draft lottery and give their rundown of where Victor rates among the all-time GOAT prospects. Is he the best ever? In this action-packed episode, the crew touch on all levels of basketball, starting with the NFHS rules changes at the high school level. What do HS coaches feel about the new rules that eliminate the 1-and-1 foul situation and foul carry over? Fouls will also rest after each quarter with two shots awarded on the fifth foul. We speak to an assortment of coaches and Ron, Ani and Chelsea give their take! Chelsea gives his WNBA update as the season is scheduled to tip-off on May 19. Some notable 2023 WNBA Draft choices were cut before ever making an opening-day roster. Is there anything that can be done to help the developmental aspect of incoming rookies? Is it bad P.R for the W to cut first round draft choices? Chelsea and the fellas dish on this explosive topic plus discuss the recent penalties levied on the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. Ani breaks down the top prospects at the third session of NIKE EYBL in Dallas. Is 2026 forward A.J. Dybansta one of the best prospects Ani has ever seen? Will be re-class up to 2025? Who are the best prospects the ITP crew has ever evaluated. The trio break down their choices from each of their unique perspective and talk about who would be the No. 1 pick in an all-time NBA Draft! Is it LeBron, Lew Alcindor, Wilt or Wemby? The ITP crew also breaks down the rest of the NBA Draft Lottery. Are the Hornets locked in on Brandon Miller at No. 2? What are the Rockets and Pistons going to do after sliding down to No. 4 and No. 5? The crew also discuss their sleeper draft pick with roughly six weeks to go before draft night! They close out this episode talking about the NBA coaching carousel and if Doc Rivers, Monty Williams and Mike Budenholzer deserved a pink slip after their team's playoff exits. Has the window a coach has before he loses his locker room shrunk all across the board? Who can replace that trio and be an upgrade for the 76ers, Suns and Bucks? Does Wembanyama benefit from a long-tenured coach like Popovich? The ITP Crew also react to the Nuggets taking a 1-0 series lead on the L.A. Lakers in the Western Conference finals, plus plenty more in the latest ITP pod, so make sure to tune in to Episode 162 from start to finish! (0:00) - Intro (2:35) - HS Rule Changes: Elimination of 1-and-1 FTs (8:57) - W Update: Chelsea Dishes on Draft Cuts! (26:46) - Ani's Dish on 3rd NIKE EYBL Stop (31:33) - A.J. Dybantsa: Is He That Good? (36:38) - Why Top Prospects Hit or Miss? (40:43) - ITP Crew Top 3 Prospects Ever Evaluated (49:02) - '23 NBA Draft Lottery: Instant Reaction (59:07) - ITP Crew Early Draft Sleepers! (1:03:22) - Victor Wembanyama's Crystal Ball (1:13:12) - All-Time NBA Draft: Who Goes No. 1? (1:19:04) - Top Tier NBA Coaches Fired: Dumb Moves? (1:29:48) - Quick Hitting NBA Playoff Updates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The greatest basketball career of all-time, and whoever is 2nd isn't even close.

In today's episode, Justin takes a look at the best NCAA teams in March Madness history, but with a twist. Which of those teams, champions or not, made the best transition into the NBA? Some of the most dominant teams in college basketball history didn't have a single player drafted into the NBA, while some teams who couldn't make it out of the Round of 64 produced future All-Stars! 

An episode of Willets Pod was wrapping up last night when Edwin Díaz got hurt, so stay tuned to your inbox or podcast feed for the ruination of what was a delightful episode. And, as the NCAA Tournament starts today, in earnest, for the men, let's take a look back in history to see who won the 1986 title… Louisville, which went 4-28 this year. In 1969, though, it was the middle of UCLA's dynasty, the third of the Bruins' seven straight titles, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor, of course) was Most Outstanding Player.As for the women, there was no NCAA Tournament in 1969, and the AIAW Tournament, March Madness' forerunner for women, didn't start until 1972. In 1986? Texas cut down the nets at Rupp Arena in Lexington, led by Clarissa Davis, who then went that summer to the world championships and won with Team USA, scoring nine points in the gold medal game against the Soviet Union, in Moscow. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

Draft expert PD Web joins Gavin Schall and Alex Wolfe to share who he thinks is the better prospect for the Knicks between Shaedon Sharpe and Jaden Ivy before explaining why Victor Webanyama might be the best prospect to enter the NBA since Lew Alcindor and a closing shoutout to Tari Eason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft savant PD Web joins Gavin Schall and Alex Wolfe to share who he thinks is the better prospect for the Knicks between Shaedon Sharpe and Jaden Ivy before explaining why Victor Webanyama might be the best prospect to enter the NBA since Lew Alcindor and a closing shoutout to Tari Eason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome basketball player turned actor Mike Warren. Coop, Ari, and Mike discuss some of Mike's role models growing up, his time playing at UCLA with John Wooden, changing from basketball to acting, who will win the NBA Finals this year, and more. 2:00 Who were some of Mike Warren's role models growing up? 4:27 Playing for one of the greatest college teams with John Wooden. 14:40 BetOnline ad read 20:30 Coop's lightning round. 28:38 From UCLA to acting. 31:46 Who will win the NBA Finals this year?   Listen and Subscribe to the Showtime Lakers Podcast with Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Network mobile app.   Showtime Lakers Podcast with Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin is Powered by BetOnline.ag, Use Promo Code: CLNS50 for a 50% Welcome Bonus On Your First Deposit!

In this episode of Sports the NEMO Way we bring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the table for discussion. 

What an honor this is! We have one of the greatest players in ACC history and one of the best players to ever wear a UNC jersey on the podcast today. Larry Miller joins us to share his basketball experiences from one of the more fascinating eras of hoops. You will see his number 44 hanging in the rafters. Larry Miller is known as the recruit who helped spark the North Carolina program playing for legendary Coach Dean Smith during his early years of coaching. Miller earned ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year TWICE both in 1966 and 1967. He was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Men's Basketball Team being recognized as one of the fifty greatest players to ever play in the ACC. Miller went on to get drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers, but chose to play in the ABA over the NBA. Miller set and forever holds the ABA record of 67 points in a single game. Miller shares great stories about growing up in PA, choosing UNC, Dean Smith, Charlie Scott, Billy Cunningham, Lew Alcindor, Wes Unseld, Wilt Chamberlain, the ABA, his funeral, acting, his book, and MUCH more!This was an honor to have the opportunity to learn from one of the all-time greats and we can't thank Larry enough for his time. Those who had the chance to watch Miller play know how unique of a player he was. What you hear in this episode is a very small sample size of what you will learn about in his book titled “Larry Miller Time.” Be sure to check out and support his book to learn more about Larry Miller and his incredible stories about his journey in both basketball and life.Thank you Larry Miller!You can find his book on Amazon, Kindle or local bookstore for purchase. Link to purchase on amazon posted below.https://www.amazon.com/Larry-Miller-Time-Sparked-Dynasty-ebook/dp/B08CY1NHKNYou can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

Frank & Billy are looking forward to a visit from the legendary UCLA basketball star and a first round pick in the NBA draft, John Vallely, on the April 13th episode of A Mick A Mook and A Mic. Vallely, a former NBA player and 2x NCAA Basketball Champion, was a star and All-American for the John Wooden led UCLA Bruins. He won his two NCAA championships in 1969 and 1970, and was a teammate of Kareem Abdul Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor) in '69.The 14th player drafted in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, the 6'2” guard also played for the Houston Rockets.As impressive as Vallely was in hoops, the Newport Beach, CA born athlete was equally dominant in volleyball. Introduced to beach volleyball while in high school, John was a member of one of beach volleyball's greatest two-man duos ever. In 1969, Vallely and his partner, the legendary Von Hagen, put together a perfect season, winning all of the five open tournaments they entered.Vallely was recognized for his beach volleyball accomplishments by being inducted into the California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) Hall of Fame.Following his basketball career, Vallely built a successful real estate portfolio and a sports apparel business. Since the passing of his daughter, Erin, from cancer at the age of 12, he has been actively involved in pediatric cancer research, serving on the Board of Director of the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation with Rod Carew.Vallely faced his own battle with cancer, being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2002, and was later blessed with a successful stem cell/bone marrow transplant in 2006. He called on the lessons he learned from Coach Wooden to come out triumphant in that battle as well.John currently works in Orange County, CA where he lives with his wife Karen of 50+ years, and close to his son Eric and granddaughter Erin.A basketball legend and a California Beach Volleyball Hall of Famer, the affable John Vallely will be a special ‘MMM' guest on April 13th. 

Donny and Walt hop on to discuss Episode 5 of "Winning Time" which focused on Lew Alcindor's transformation into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson's initial relationship with the former, as well as the inception of the Laker Girls. They also talk about the shocking ending of the episode which involved Jack McKinney.   Before that and, well, after that since they just couldn't help themselves but bury this 2021-22 team, they discussed the Lakers who are nearing the end of their terrible, terrible campaign.   You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Solo one here guys. I'm touching base, been too long, wanted to talk some history: Magic v Bird, Lew Alcindor's what-it moment, Jordan in the Collins years, etc. Tying that in to the league today, this year has been wild, for real.  Also, Rashad Phillips is dropping a new book, Basketball Position Metric. You guys have heard us talk about this metric in such detail, it only makes sense to pre-order. Go to sportstalk2319.com to do that. We'll talk to him about it here soon, too.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/draftdialogues/support

Harris Rubenstein covers the sports news of the day in the Buzzer Beats, as the Falcons trade longtime starting QB Matt Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts, Jameis Winston signs a new deal with the New Orleans Saints, and Marcus Mariota signs with the Falcons. He also talks about MLB's letter of allegations against the Yankees being made public, which reportedly has proof of a sign-stealing scandal. Harris recap's the night's action in the NBA and women's NCAA tournament and looks ahead to tonight's action.Follow Harris on Twitter @sportstein, and join along with Buzzer Beats @buzzerbeats, and Buzzer @buzzer.Produced by Jared Moore (@MrJaredMoore) & Brian Roytman (@roytsounds).Music by Royt (@roytsounds).Presented by Buzzer. Download Buzzer wherever you get your apps. Follow your favorite players and teams. We'll send you notifications when the game gets exciting so you can tune in and never miss a moment.

Wilt Chamberlain and Lew Alcindor began their relationship as great friends with Wilt playing the big brother to Lew. Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse when Lew, now going by the more recognizable name of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, joined the NBA. While Wilt was much older, their careers overlapped by a few years -- and Kareem began to outplay his friend. Slowly but surely, jealousy crept into Wilt's life, culminating in his all-time NBA scoring record being broken by Kareem. By the 1980s, the two were no longer on speaking terms. Today, Rick tells the tragic tale of these two terrific centers.

Historically Speaking Sports is part of the https://sportshistorynetwork.com/ (Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear). Host: Dana Auguster Taking place in the Houston Astrodome, the top ranked UCLA Bruins, led by Lew Alcindor took on University of Houston's Elvin Hayes which changed the landscape of college basketball for years to come. Basketball History 101 Podcast host Rick Loayza joins the show to breakdown this historic game.

Open - 10:00 --> The Record-breaking greatness of Yuri Collins - How did he do this? - What does it mean that he did this after multiple games struggling 10:00-20:00 --> Get excited about this Saint Louis offense, Yuri Collins & Gibson Jimerson - What an efficient Yuri does for this offense - Gibson Jimerson continues to step more fully into Javonte Perkin's roll - Why a healthy Okoro and a locked in offense makes everything easier 20:00 - 24:00 --> Pistol Pete, Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton & ??? - Rammer has some Pistol Pete memories to talk about - Rammer stumps Rocc with a question about CBB Mount Rushmore 24:00 - Close --> NBA Breakdown - Curry going for the record tonight with Claibs in attendance - Rammer has questions about the Suns, Celtics & Jazz

[Enjoy Adam's podcast? Buy him a coffee | Thanks for your support]Let's welcome ‘The Godfather of Arizona Sports', Jerry Colangelo. Jerry's contributions to professional sports are immeasurable. In this conversation, we focus primarily on his incredible basketball journey. Jerry discusses his high school, college and semi-pro career, before detailing how he became involved with the birth of Chicago's NBA franchise in 1966. He recalls how the team's nickname, Bulls, came to be, and what it was like to be a day-one employee.We cover his move to Arizona where he was named GM of another expansion franchise, the Phoenix Suns. Jerry talks about the famed coin flip to obtain the services of Lew Alcindor (later, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), and how the Suns worked their way to an NBA Finals appearance in 1976 versus the mighty Boston Celtics. Jerry describes how he built the mid-to-late 80s Suns into title contenders and the big trade that brought Sir Charles Barkley from Philadelphia to the Valley of the Sun.We briefly cover Jerry's vital role in rebuilding Team USA. For more context, listen to this great conversation that Jerry had on The Crossover NBA Show (with Chris Mannix and Howard Beck). He discusses how he turned the entire program around.Follow: Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | FacebookListen: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | OvercastSubscribe: NBA-history newsletterE-mail Adam any time. Thanks for listening!

Episode 20 of The Recipe Podcast. We have a special guest rapper Lew Alcindor. We have a deep-diving conversation on his origins as a rapper, being a girl dad, his dream collabs, his relationship with women and where does he get the most love! And More Email or DM any one of us! @therecipetalk@gmail.com Follow The Recipe on Instagram @therecipe_ and Subscribe to Apple Podcast, Spotify Podcast, Google Play, YouTube, iHeartradio, or PocketCast.

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The Milwaukee Bucks won their first NBA championship in 50 years, downing the Phoenix Suns 105-98 in Tuesday's Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Milwaukee. Star Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 50 points and 14 rebounds. Khris Middleton chipped in 17 points and Bobby Portis had 16. Phoenix's Chris Paul led the Suns with 26 points. Antetokounmpo was the first player to have at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a Finals' game since blocks were first recorded in 1974, the NBA tweeted. He became the seventh player to have at least 50 points in the championship round. In 1971 the Bucks won the title in their third season behind the standout play of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) and Oscar Robertson. They beat the Baltimore Bullets in the final four games to none, winning the final game on the road.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

It is an iconic Olympic moment that resonates in our current climate of racial activism. At the summer games in Mexico City in 1968, American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner as they stood on the awards podium, the “Black Power salute.” If that stands out as the most memorable act of political protest in Olympic history, it was also part of a long tradition of Black activism and sports. Politics and sports have always mixed, and the 2021 summer games in Tokyo will be no different. From Jesse Owens to Jackie Robinson, from Lew Alcindor (who would change his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) to Mohammad Ali, athletes have fought for their causes while winning medals and championships.

Le NBA Finals sono qui! E si incontrano due squadre i cui destini sono legati, addirittura dal 1969, quando fu draftato Lew Alcindor aka Kareem Adbul Jabbar. E come ogni anno, per le finali si unisce a noi Marco Rizzi aka Marco Rizzi

To preview the unlikely, unfortunate, unprecedented NBA Finals, we welcome to Hoopdarshan Episode 107 Shivam Patel, one half of the Patel and Kumar NBA Show. Patel joins hosts Kaushik Lakshman and Karan Madhok to discuss the main storylines, everything from CP3 to Giannis, Booker to Middleton, Steve Nash to Lew Alcindor. Who'll be raising the banner when it's all over? 

Le NBA Finals sono qui! E si incontrano due squadre i cui destini sono legati, addirittura dal 1969, quando fu draftato Lew Alcindor aka Kareem Adbul Jabbar. E come ogni anno, per le finali si unisce a noi Marco Rizzi aka Marco Rizzi

Breakdown the NBA Finals between Bucks and Suns including past sliding doors such as Lew Alcindor

Life Updates NFL news, Julio traded to Titans, almost too quiet on the aaron rodgers/desean Watson fronts. Richard Sherman still big name free agent NBA Playoffs The kids are hyeerrrre Luca falls to Clippers 46 points highest scoring game 7 in NBA playoff history

Salve galera, chegando mais um episódio cheio de informação e qualidade, vamos falar hoje sobre Lew Alcindor. Vamos conhecer sobre a vida e a trajetória de Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, um dos grandes pivôs da história da NBA, o maior cestinha de todos os tempos e que por muito tempo foi eleito o melhor jogador de todos os tempos. Pega tua bebida e vem conhecer a lenda! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bardobill/message

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 31, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Kareem 1: Kareem majored in history while leading this college's team to 3 straight national championships UCLA. 2: In 1989 Kareem finished his 20-year pro basketball career playing with this team Los Angeles Lakers. 3: In 1996 Kareem's strong interest in history inspired him to co-write "Black Profiles in" this Courage. 4: Before legally adopting the name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he was known by this name Lew Alcindor. 5: In 1969 this Midwest team chose Kareem as the NBA's No. 1 draft choice Milwaukee Bucks. Round 2. Category: Famous Pairs 1: Coffe merchants:Chase and blank Sanborn. 2: Seen here Bringing Home the Logs, Winter Landscape is a 19th century lithograph from this pair Currier and Ives. 3: This couple who studied "human sexual response" tied the knot in 1971 and untied it 22 years later Masters and Johnson. 4: Irene Curie paired up with Frederic Joliot; this man was the famous partner of Louis Jolliet Marquette. 5: Songwriting team who gave us "The Sound of Music" Rodgers and Hammerstein. Round 3. Category: "C" In Geography 1: Picturesque Ionian island that was the birthplace of Britain's Prince Philip Corfu. 2: The Chinese city of Guangzhou, better known to westerners as this, is also called Yangcheng, "City of Goats" Canton. 3: The name of 2 cities; one in England and one in the U.S., both famous for their universities Cambridge. 4: It's the seat of Laramie County Cheyenne, Wyoming. 5: On a 1923 trip, Warren G. Harding made the 1st presidential visit to the Alaska Territory and to this nation Canada. Round 4. Category: "Ee" 1: There are 360 in a circle degrees. 2: Type of birth where the baby's feet come out first breech. 3: Your professional life, hopefully a distinguished one career. 4: During this growth process a baby may be given a wet washcloth to gnaw on teething. 5: A superfluous person is a "fifth" one wheel. Round 5. Category: Hey, "Good" Looking! 1: The liturgy of this day includes a reading of the Passion according to St. John Good Friday. 2: Spoiler alert: The title schoolmaster of this 1934 novel dies at the end Goodbye, Mr. Chips. 3: He's the hero of the parable in Luke 10 the Good Samaritan. 4: 1994 Savannah-set John Berendt bestseller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. 5: False Bay lies between Cape Hangklip and this promontory the Cape of Good Hope. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

00:00-41:00:St. Bonaventure basketball great John Hayes chats about his Bonnies career, his friendship with Bob Lanier, how he ended-up at SBU, the great 1967-68 team, playing in the Lew Alcindor era, Mark Schmidt's success, what the Reilly Center means to him, the Bona Cult and more! 

Justin Fields is a member of the All-Toughness team. Lew Alcindor at UCLA and Texas vs Kansas.

Ep. 121 of the Pour Horsemen podcast, brought to you be Manscaped, we catch up with friend of the pod @lew_alcindor #RapLife #Dallas #HoustonTopics includeThe interview with Lew (1:20)NBA top ten list #Luka #KD #BronThe KFC Movie #FingerLickinGoodAnd More…Support for The Pour Horsemen is brought to you by MANSCAPED™, who is the best in men's below-the-waist grooming. MANSCAPED™offers precision-engineered tools for your family jewels. Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code POUR at Manscaped.com. That's 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com and use code POUR. Your balls will thank you™! Follow The Pour Horsemen on Instagram @thepourhorsemen and email at thepourhorsemen@gmail.comSubscribe to Apple Podcast, Spotify Podcast, Google Play, YouTube, iHeartradio, or PocketCast. All details can be found at www.theguildhtx.com Please rate, review and subscribe! 5 stars or nothing.

Le légendaire pivot a marqué de son empreinte l'histoire de la NBA et réussi à combiner sport et société. Encore aujourd'hui, celui qui changea d'identité au cours de sa vie reste un modèle d'engagement. Il avait beau s'appeler Lew Alcindor ou Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, après sa conversion à l'islam, il restera à jamais comme une grande figure du combat contre les inégalités. À son époque, le leader d'opinion s'appelle Mohamed Ali. Le pivot des Bucks puis des Lakers est un soutien. Et, mieux, il s'engage à ses côtés. Tellement fort que la ligue universitaire interdira le dunk, ce qu'on appellera plus tard les « Jabbar Rules », Lew Alcindor se montre exemplaire, pugnace et talentueux. Un modèle autant qu'une idole, qui boycottera notamment les Jeux Olympiques de Mexico en 1968. Comment a-t-il participé à la prise de conscience collective ? Personnage introverti, charismatique, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar s'illustre par sa grande sagesse. Au fur et à mesure des années, le géant new-yorkais s'impliquera encore et encore, par des biais différents mais toujours dans le même but. Grand monsieur du basket, Abdul-Jabbar reste en première ligne pour la défense des droits des minorités et de la communauté afro-américaine. De quelle façon s'implique-t-il aujourd'hui ? Animé par Xavier Colombani, avec Arnaud Lecomte. Réalisé par Antoine Bourlon. Ce podcast est le troisième épisode de la série inédite « Black NBA », à découvrir en parallèle dans le quotidien L'Équipe et en version numérique.

Zach chats with Len Elmore about playing at the same high school as Lew Alcindor, about his time at the University of Maryland, getting drafted by the Pacers in the ABA, his friendship with the late Marvin Barnes, the merger, his NBA career, enrolling at Harvard Law School, becoming an ADA in Brooklyn, starting up a sports agency, getting into broadcasting, college sports during the pandemic, athlete activism, and more.Donate to Feeding America Follow Upon Further Review on Instagram and Twitter Subscribe on YouTube

Austin and Mitch discuss the season one episode Black Eyes and Broken Hearts. They look at different ways athletes have protested, from the sixth century to the sixties. Plus another exciting installment of Austin Explains Basic Football Stuff to Mitch.Follow us on twitter @deviltownpod, @a_greenameyer, and @organzapleatsFind transcripts and show notes at deviltown.buzzsprout.comEmail us at deviltownpodcast@gmail.comSources: Athletes and Activism: The long, defiant history of sports protests by Steve WulfHow Katherine Switzer helped change the culture in women's sports by Greg GarberThe Reign of Lew Alcindor in the Age of Revolt, by Johnny SmithThe Syracuse 8 by Courtney Carr

Bullseye and Ray, discuss the top 20 college basketball teams from UCLA, to Duke and UNLV. ..we talk about bill Walton, Lew Alcindor, Oscar Robertson, Pete Maravich, St. Johns Redman ..yes REDMEN..and more!

Hondo Handy's Podcast has a conversation with Coach Oliver Purnell. Purnell shares his journey from winning the Maryland Class B State Championship, while at Stephen Decatur High School, to being recruited to play at the college level at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Purnell talks about winning the Division II National Championship, while at Old Dominion University, being named an All American and being drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks, with a chance to play the Lew Alcindor, now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He discuss his decision to become a Graduate Assistant at ODU, which led him to his college coaching career. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

For our next What If episode, we go back into the vault. During the first year Phoenix was awarded an expansion franchise, a generational talent was available in the 1969 draft. Between the downtrodden Milwaukee Bucks and the expansion Suns, both had the chance to land UCLA's Lew Alcindor (aka Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) at No. 1 overall.Unfortunately for the Suns, they called heads and it landed on tails. Kareem went on to play in Milwaukee alongside Oscar Robertson and win a championship.What happens if Kareem donned purple and orange at the beginning of his career? Does he ever leave the Suns, like he did Milwaukee after six seasons, or does Phoenix have an NBA Hall of Famer for 20 years?Follow on Twitter: @LockedOnPHXSuns, @esidery, @BrendonKleen14Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you'll get $10 off your first order.And visit lockedonpodcasts.com/advertising to partner with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For our next What If episode, we go back into the vault. During the first year Phoenix was awarded an expansion franchise, a generational talent was available in the 1969 draft. Between the downtrodden Milwaukee Bucks and the expansion Suns, both had the chance to land UCLA’s Lew Alcindor (aka Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) at No. 1 overall. Unfortunately for the Suns, they called heads and it landed on tails. Kareem went on to play in Milwaukee alongside Oscar Robertson and win a championship. What happens if Kareem donned purple and orange at the beginning of his career? Does he ever leave the Suns, like he did Milwaukee after six seasons, or does Phoenix have an NBA Hall of Famer for 20 years? Follow on Twitter: @LockedOnPHXSuns, @esidery, @BrendonKleen14 Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order. And visit lockedonpodcasts.com/advertising to partner with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Defo and Lubie discuss what could have been if Lew Alcindor stayed out East instead of going to UCLA?!

00:20 Intro02:04 Missing life and sports06:41 Will baseball have an opening day in 2020?   9:55 Could golf be the first sport back? Will Phil vs Tiger really happen?12:10 Could the NBA quarantine players to get the league back up and running like English Premier League is considering.13:07 Is it better to resume the current season for the major sports  or start over with a new season?14:22 Thoughts on the Michael Jordan documentary, The Last Dance, coming April 19th on @ESPN and @Netflix18:13 Cancellation of The Last Dance premier night, Chicago Bulls of old versus Bulls of new, and director’s cut of the documentary.21:00 - Changes to @PTI due to Covid-19.23:14 Wilbon reversing his stance and embracing social media “RealMikeWilbon” Twitter, Instagram, Facebook? 24:05 Magic Johnson starting the conversation about people forgetting Lew Alcindor is the greatest college basketball player of all time not Zion Williamson.28:54 People are talking more because of social distancing.29:46 The effect of Drew Brees and other athletes donating money to help people dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.31:36 What are you doing to get out? 33:17 The favorite show, sports or non-sports related, you have seen or are watching?

Welcome back! In this week's episode, Andy Behrens and Dalton Del Don break down the latest happenings in the basketball world.The NBA is continuing to maneuver around and through the current situation with Mark Cuban backing off a bit on his previous comments about a June return to action, and with Austin Rivers providing an idea on how it could return. (02:30)Elsewhere in the NBA world, Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers players are officially symptom-free, while ESPN has been sharing a lot of Michael Jordan news of late.First up, Jordan won ESPN’s College Basketball GOAT bracket. No shade to Jordan, but we might need to organize a Lew Alcindor highlight watch party. (10:15)In a move widely applauded by sports-craving fans everywhere, ESPN announced they’d be releasing “The Last Dance” later this month, ahead of its original release date. The 10-part documentary focuses on Michael Jordan’s 1997-98 title-winning season, his last with the Chicago Bulls. (16:54)And Andy shares his thoughts on the 1988 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, a low-key classic headlined by Jordan, but also features an All-Star appearance by Danny Ainge who came ready to shoot! (37:45)If you need more fantasy sports content in your lives, Yahoo Fantasy Football is still going strong. We’re doing a series this month on the players you need to know in the NFL draft. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Dalton @daltondeldonFollow Andy @andybehrensCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Adam Gold show, heard weekdays 12-3 on The North Carolina Sports Network. On this edition of the show Adam discusses Frank Reich's comments about why they signed Philip Rivers over Tom Brady, golf's Open Championship potentially getting cancelled and the Dallas Cowboys signing Aldon Smith. Adam reviews the outrage following Michael Jordan's triumph in ESPN's best college basketball player bracket and ESPN's Jay Bilas joins the show to talk about how the NCAA handled the coronavirus pandemic, extra eligibility to spring athletes and Lew Alcindor's dominance in college hoops.

4th Episode - NFL Schedule & Playoff Expansion, ROC Hoops in the NBA, Greatest College Hoops player of All-Time?Join Carl Falk for the 4th episode of 'Falkin' Around', as Carl addresses the NFL schedule -is it sustainable? NFL Draft in 3 weeks? How likely is the season to start as scheduled - plus, is the playoff expansion a good thing?Carl talks the NFL season's impact on the Buffalo Bills camp at St. John Fisher College - Does this hasten it's demise?Isaiah Stewart leaves Washington for the NBA Draft - is this current crop of #ROC Hoops talent the best ever?... Toronto locks down until June 30th - what's that mean for the Leafs, Raptors and Blue Jays?Plus, ESPN named Michael Jordan the greatest college player of all-time - Did they overlook the TWO best due to recency bias? Listen in, and join the conversation - leave a comment or question, and make sure to subscibe to 'Falkin' Around'!

Almost Shameless is back at it now that everyone has settled into life in quarantine, and while there may be no sports happening at the moment, there is never a bad time to have a Bill Belichick, Tom Brady debate. Or is there? Tanya rips apart a rant by ESPN's Mike Greenberg, who believes the GOAT coach has to prove that he's still the GOAT without Brady. Then it's time to investigate what worked and what didn't with ESPN's 64-person bracket of All-Time College Basketball Players. Let's just say that it appears the kids have never heard of Lew Alcindor. And finally, Tanya welcomes fiance Chris Armendariz to the pod. He is a longtime ESPN video editor, but these days, their greatest mutual interest is binge-watching TV shows - and so they review everything they've watched start to finish since the start of quarantine. 

In this March Madness Special, Eric and Zach cover EVERY team in the Conference USA, Big East and Pac12 as we head into the post season tournament. We break down the teams roster, teams on the rise, top players, coaches, NBA Prospects, predictions, Celebrity Alumni and MUCH more. The Madness is here! Enjoy.Time Stamps- Conference USA: 00:30 - 46:13Big East: 46:13-1:28:40Pac12 - 1:28:40 - End

Eric and Zach talk about picks 11-1 in Part 6 of Bleacher Report Top 100 Greatest NBA Players of All Time. Highlights can be seen on our Youtube Page. Enjoy!

Ep. 76 of The Pour HorsemenFirst pod of the new year with special guest @lew_alcindor. You can find him on all streaming platforms at Lew Alcindor.Topics include Dallas Music, Don't F*ck with Cats and NFL Playoffs.Follow The Pour Horsemen on Instagram @thepourhorsemen and email at thepourhorsemen@gmail.comSubscribe on itunes, spotify, google play or soundcloud. All details can be found at www.theguildhtx.comPlease rate, review and subscribe! 5 stars or nothing!

Wisdom from the Wizard of UCLA (Part 1) - John WoodenWisdom from the Wizard of UCLA (Part 2) - John WoodenWisdom from the Wizard of UCLA (Part 3) - John WoodenFamilyLife Today® Radio TranscriptReferences to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. The Pyramid of SuccessDay 3 of 3 Guest:                    John Wooden From the series:   True Success:  A Personal Visit with John Wooden  Bob:                There are a lot of skills in life that, according to Coach John Wooden, are more important than being able to hit a jumpshot or sink a free throw in the middle of a basketball game.  One of the character qualities that Coach Wooden tried to instill in all of his players was the quality of poise, which he defines as being comfortable with just being yourself. John:              The person who has poise is not acting, they're not pretending, they're not trying to be something they're not.  They are themselves, therefore, they are going to function in whatever they're doing near their own particular level of confidence.  There will be no fear, no trepidation at all.  They'll function near their own particular level of confidence, because they're not pretending, they're not trying to be something they're not. Bob:                This is FamilyLife Today for Friday, April 4th.  Our host is the president of FamilyLife, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine.  Before you sit down to watch the games this weekend, you ought to hear what The Coach has to say.  Stay with us.                         And welcome to FamilyLife Today, thanks for joining us on the Friday edition.  How does this work?  This is April, but this is the end of March Madness.  So is this just kind of a spillover?  Technically, is this April Madness that we're going to experience? Dennis:          I think it's March Madness without aspirin – there's been no cure, Bob. Bob:                Tomorrow, of course, are the semi-finals in college basketball, and then Monday night the championship game in what's called The Final Four, and it's all over the papers and all over the TV, and it's even here on FamilyLife Today, although we're not talking about this year's Final Four.  We are talking with a man who has been there year in and year out. Dennis:          He really has – Coach John Wooden coached UCLA to 10 national championships out of 12 years.  What a great man.  I just remember watching, as a young lad, his championship teams – the first year he won, 1964 – Gale Goodrich helped win that national championship.  He came back the next year and scored over 40 points in a game, and it's funny how you can remember those things as a kid, but basketball was a very important part of my life, and I think parents need to pay attention to their children's athletics.  Not just for their performance and whether or not they win the championships but the kind of coaches they have, the kind of influence that they have on them. And, Bob, you know, you were there when I received a phone call from the Washington Post asking me for my opinion if a parent should be informed if their daughter is going to play for a coach who is a lesbian, and they were wanting to know what I thought about that, and my ultimate point was character does matter, and a person's sexual practice and sexual preference are a reflection of his or her true character.  And Coach Wooden grew up in a family where he learned character, and he raised a family where they had great character. In fact, his daughter was in the room where we were interviewing him, and she was smiling so big during this interview, and she told us later it was one of her favorite interviews she's ever heard with her daddy who, at the time, Coach Wooden was 91 years of age.  And she was just beaming, because we were drilling down deep around the stories that surrounded their family. Bob:                You had asked him about regrets from coaching and yesterday we heard him share some of those regrets, and then you turned the conversation and asked him about any regrets at home.  Here is our interview with Coach John Wooden: Dennis:          I know something that I heard that you did that you don't regret, and that was spanking your daughter one time when she was in the fifth grade.  You're laughing.  You think it was the right thing? John:              Yes, I think it was the right thing.   Dennis:          Tell us about it. John:              Well, she had wanted very much a wristwatch, and I couldn't get the wristwatch at the time.  I had one coming for her.  I got her – and we got a cameo ring that we thought was very pretty and very nice, and when we gave it to her, we had some guests there – some friends – and she wanted the wristwatch.  She took that cameo ring and threw it, and she went to her room in a hurry with me after her, and I spanked her.  I think it's the only spanking that Nancy ever got from me.  I spanked her.  But what hurt her a lot is I made her march back in and apologize to our friends, and I think that hurt her worse.  I didn't hurt her too much on the spanking.  I remember that.  That's the only time. Dennis:          You were married for 53 years before Nellie's death. John:              Correct. Dennis:          It's my understanding that you have a tradition on the anniversary of her death – something that you're doing on a regular basis in honor of her. John:              Oh, I write her a letter, mm-hm.  We, Nan and Jim and I go to the cemetery, and we write her a letter. Dennis:          Just a letter expressing your heart, your love, your appreciation for the 53 years you shared with her? John:              More than that – there were several years before, you know, and still – still. Dennis:          She was a soulmate. John:              Indeed. Dennis:          How so? John:              Well, it will be kind of hard to explain just from first time, but there was something there almost from the first time we ever got acquainted, and she was the one for me, she was the one for me, she was the one for me. Bob:                Did she love basketball like you loved basketball? John:              She loved what I loved. Bob:                So if you loved basketball, she loved basketball. John:              That's right.  My main regret is that I didn't do the things that she liked to do.  She always did the things that I did.  She liked to dance, and I didn't.  I regret that I didn't learn to do more of the things – maybe go to operas and learn to dance and things of that sort.  Those are things I regret. Dennis:          What was your favorite quality about her? John:              I don't know how to answer favorites – it's just love, just love – something about her – I just loved her. Dennis:          Tell us how your relationship with Jesus Christ fit into your marriage and your family? John:              Well, I think that started going back in my early years.  My mother and father just good Christian people – not because they went to church and had us all go to church I don't think, necessarily, going to church makes you a good Christian, but Dad, I think, always reading the Scriptures every night, and I think that encouraged the children. Dennis:          Was there a time when you made a commitment as a young man or a boy to Jesus Christ that you look back on as being the time when your faith began? John:              I wish I could say that, but I can't.  I was baptized in 1927 with Nellie, because she wanted me to, and my parents wanted me to – and her parents – so I was baptized.  But in my heart I didn't really accept Christ then, and when I did, I can't say.  It wasn't a sudden overnight thing – something didn't happen.  I think it was just a gradual thing that came along.  I've heard of people saying one thing happened and it changed.  There wasn't any one thing. Bob:                Apart from your mom and dad, were there spiritual influences in your life as you went through coaching and as you continued as an adult? John:              Well, to some extent, many of the things that – I loved Lincoln – and many of the things of his life and his wonderful ability to say so much in just a few words and those things, and he was a spiritual man.  I think perhaps Billy Graham has always stood out to me above all others, and I don't want to say that the others aren't, but he just has stood out a little more in spiritual things.  And there have been things that have happened in my life that were strange – I wouldn't call them exactly spiritual.  I was in the service, I was to go aboard the USS Franklin in the South Pacific, and I had an emergency appendectomy, and somebody else went in my place, and that person who took my place was killed.  It wasn't my time. Bob:                The variety of players that you've had over the years – you've seen young men with all different orientations on life – some who have no interest in anything spiritual or religious; some who were devoutly interested in spiritual or religious things; in fact, it may have gotten in the way of their basketball sometimes, their interest in religious things, I don't know.  And then, of course, in a high-profile sense, you had one young man who had a very high-profile conversion that involved a name change.  What did you think when Lew Alcindor came and said, "I don't want to be called Lew anymore.  My new name is Kareem." John:              He never talked to me about it, and that wasn't done until after he was out of school.  I've had three players that have done that – all outstanding players.  Walter Hazzard was the first one – he changed Abdul-Rahman, but that was after he was out of school.  But here he has – his father's a minister, and he did.  And the third one is Keith Wilkes – now it's Jamaal.  I don't think I've ever known a finer person than Jamaal Wilkes – I don't know of a finer person, and his father also is a minister.  Now, he's the one that talked to me – all this happened after they left UCLA.  He asked me what I thought about it, and I said, "Well, it seems that most religions rely on our second commandment and not the first," which I don't approve of it, but I said, "What does your dad say?"  He said, "About the same thing as you said." Dennis:          Coach, when I was a young man, I was in junior college – I think it was my sophomore year, when you played Houston in the Astrodome in front of 52,000 fans.  It was a big showdown – number one, UCLA, undefeated, with Lew Alcindor against Elvin Hayes and the number-two ranked Houston Cougars. John:              It was the most widely televised athletic event for that time – the most widely televised, and there was about 52,000, they tell me, paid, but over 55,000 in there. Bob:                A few guys snuck in without paying, huh? (laughter)  Dennis:          What were you feeling?  I mean, did you feel anything any different about that game than any other game?   John:              No, I didn't.  I didn't think it was a place to play basketball – had that floor way out there, and you're a quarter of a mile from your dressing room.  I told me players that if they had needs to go to the bathroom, they better do it quick, because we're not going to have time for you to walk a quarter of a mile to go do it.  It was a tremendous ball game, and it was good for basketball, very good for basketball. Dennis:          As you have been a coach over the years, and a teacher, you have developed a definition of success and what you'd call the Pyramid of Success.  Could you just explain, just briefly, to our listeners the definition of success and what you've created here in this Pyramid of Success? John:              Well, first of all, as an English teacher, I became a little bit disappointed, disillusioned somewhat that parents of youngsters in my English classes – many, if they're youngster did not receive and A or a B in one way or another I found that many parents would make the youngster or the teacher feel that they had failed.  Now, our good Lord, in His infinite wisdom, didn't create us all alike as far as intelligence is concerned, any more than we're not alike as far as appearance or size or anything else.  Not everybody could earn an A or B, and I had youngsters that didn't that I thought did very well.  I'd be proud of them if I were the parent. But I didn't like that way of judging, and I wanted to come up with my own definition of success, and it came from three things.  One, my father tried to teach us to never try to be better than somebody else.  Always learn from others and never cease trying to be the best you can be.  That's under your control, and the other isn't, and if you get too involved and engrossed and concerned in regard to things over which you have no control, it will adversely affect the things over which you have control.   And I also recalled a discussion in class that we'd had many years before where success was discussed and most everyone went along with Mr. Webster's definition – "the accumulation of material possession or the attainment of position of power or prestige," or something of that sort.  And then I ran across a verse, and as you have indicated, I like verse, and I ran across this simple verse that said, "At God's footstool to confess, a poor soul knelt and bowed his head; 'I have failed,' he cried; the Master said 'Thou didst thy best.'  That is success."  I believe that's true. And from those three things I coined my own definition of success.  Success is peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable, and you're the only one who will know that.  You can fool everybody else.  It's like character and reputation – your character – you're the only one that knows, and you're reputation is what you're perceived to be by others, but your character is what you really are. So that was what I wanted to use to help me become a better teacher and to give the youngsters under my supervision something to which to aspire other than just a higher mark or more points in some athletic endeavor, but it didn't seem to be serving a purpose for which I had hoped, and I had tried to analyze it, and I came to the conclusion that it would be much better if I came up with something you could see.  But it gave me an idea of a pyramid, and I started working on that, and I worked on it for the next 14 years.  But somehow the first two blocks I selected were the cornerstones, and if any structure is to have any real strength and solidity, it must have a strong foundation, and the cornerstones anchor it, and I used "industrious" and "enthusiasm," and I believe that today. From those two, and I think they're strong – you have to enjoy what you're doing, and you have to work hard.  You can't work near your own particular ability level unless you enjoy what you're doing.  You may think you are, but you can't unless you really enjoy it.  And, along with the foundation, I wanted blocks that included others, so I chose "friendship," "loyalty," and "cooperation," and then gradually moved up to the second tier – "self-control," "alertness," "initiative" and "intentness."  And then going up to the heart, which I call being in condition for whatever you're doing – whether you're an athlete, whether you're a surgeon, whether you're a deep-sea diver – whatever you are – being in condition for whatever you're doing can be attained by practicing moderation. And then you have to have the skills.  You must know how to do things, you must be able to do it, and you must be able to do them quickly, oftentimes.  Then "team spirit" – that's consideration for others.  I could talk on that for a long time – consideration for others.  And all these blocks below will help you become confident.  You can't have confidence unless you're prepared.  Failure to prepare is preparing to fail, and you can't have confidence without being prepared, or you can't have that without the blocks below. You must have confidence, and then you must have poise, and I also coined my own definition of poise and poise, to me, is just being yourself.  The person who has poise is not acting, they're not pretending, they're not trying to be something they're not.  They are themselves, therefore, they are going to function in whatever they're doing near their own particular level of confidence.  There will be no fear, no trepidation at all.  They'll function near their own particular level of confidence, because they're not pretending, they're not trying to be something they're not. And all these blocks will make you competitive – competitive.  You'll enjoy it, you'll enjoy it.  There's joy in being involved in something difficult.  There's no great joy in doing things that anybody else can do, although they must be done to the best of your ability regardless of whether difficult or easy, but the joy comes in being involved in a difficult situation, and these blocks below will bring them up.  And then leading up to the apex on which success rests, I put on one side, "patience" and "faith."  Good things take time and should.  We don't want them to, but they should.  Things should take time, and we must have faith.  We must have faith that things will work out as they should, which doesn't mean that they'll work out exactly as we want them to.  But if we have faith, and we do what we should – too often we want things to happen a certain way, but we don't do the things that would necessarily help that become reality.  We just want it to happen.  But you have to have faith.  If you do what you should, things will work out as they should.  So that's a very brief synopsis of the pyramid. Dennis:          Well, I'm sitting here looking at the actual pyramid, Bob, and we're going to put it on the website as well – FamilyLife.com – and give folks a picture of this pyramid and what it exactly is, but he nailed it perfectly. Bob:                Without looking at it. Dennis:          Without looking at the copy I've got.  I just want to say, Coach, to you, thank you for living an exemplary life, for being a man who has taught many of us over your lifetime, and I just appreciate you joining Bob and me and cheering on some moms and dads and husbands and wives who are in the throes of raising the next generation of young people.  Thanks for helping us build a great team here on FamilyLife Today. John:              You're very kind, and I appreciate the kind words. Bob:                Well, that is the voice of legendary coach John Wooden who, today, is 92 years old, and undoubtedly on his way to catch the games this weekend and Monday night in the Final Four.  He said he's been to most of them, even since his retirement, and just to hear the humility in his voice.  That was characteristic of Coach Wooden all the way through his life, wasn't it? Dennis:          It really was and, again, I just had to go back to the Book of Proverbs and think about Solomon speaking to his son and exhorting him – "acquire understanding, embrace wisdom, listen to the words of your father.  Heed them, and you'll live.  If you don't, you'll be a fool, and you'll die."  And Coach Wooden has exhorted us over the past couple of days to heed well our assignments in life, whether we be single, married, parents, grandparents, but to leave a legacy.                         You remember, Bob, I told our listeners that there was a story I was going to conclude today with that is a real favorite, and I want to do that in just a moment, but I want you to tell our listeners how they can get a copy of this CD that we're making available for – not just the basketball players, but for dads and for coaches of any and every sport that your children may know. Bob:                It's actually a two-CD set that features our entire conversation with Coach Wooden, much of which we were not able to include over the last three days here on FamilyLife Today.  This hour-and-47-minute conversation took place not long ago as we sat down with Coach Wooden and just probed issues relating to his life, his marriage, his family, his coaching, and his view of success, and it's a great tool to pass on, as you said, Dennis, to players, to coaches, to enthusiasts, to fans.  It's a great way to open a door and begin to talk with them about what makes up true greatness in a life and in a profession. Dennis:          You may want to consider getting multiple copies of these CDs because you really only heard about half of the material, over the last three days, that are on these sets that we recorded. Bob:                You can call us at 1-800-FLTODAY to request the two-CD set.  Again, it's 1-800-F-as-in-family, L-as-in-life, and then the word TODAY.  You can also go online to order at FamilyLife.com.  While you're online, you can see John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.  The Coach sat down, and he has got the mind of an engineer and the soul of a poet, and he laid out for us a pyramid, where he said here's what I think real success looks like, and how you achieve competitive greatness.  It's built on poise and confidence and then on conditioning and skill and team spirit.  He lays out all of the qualities that make up real success.                          We've got a video where Coach explains that success pyramid along with a mousepad that has the pyramid on it and a pocket-sized card you can carry along that has some of Coach Wooden's counsel on how to live on this wallet-size card.  It would be a great gift to give to somebody who loves the sport, loves The Coach.  You can call 1-800-FLTODAY for more information about these resources or about the two-CD set of our interviews with Coach Wooden.  Again, it's 1-800-F-as-in-family, L-as-in-life, and then the word TODAY.  Dennis. Dennis:          I mentioned a story that I was going to share about – at the end of our interview, we got up to leave, and Coach Wooden was using a cane to kind of make his way to the elevator, and he gave me a book and you, too, I believe, Bob, and I took the book, and it was about leadership, and I said, "Coach, would you just mind signing that to me, and as you did, Coach," I said, "you don't know this about me, but I was pretty good in high school.  I set the school record, which still stands, for most points scored.  I played junior college basketball on scholarship and, Coach, I remember watching you as a kid growing up," and I said, "If you wouldn't mind, Coach, would you just write in the front – 'To Dennis – you could have played for me at UCLA.  Signed, Coach John Wooden,' and then date it."                         He looked up at me, and a little mischievous grin worked its way across his lips, and he said, "Dennis, we just talked about integrity, didn't we?  I can't do that."  He said, "But here," and he reached up, kind of in a spry way and took the book from my hands, and began to write, and he was just getting a bigger and bigger grin as he wrote, and he closed the cover and handed it back to me and said, "There you go."  And I now have that book in my office.  It says, "To Dennis – Since I never recruited out of state, why didn't you call me?  Coach John Wooden."  That will be one of my prized possessions in everything that I own. Bob:                FamilyLife Today is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ.    We are so happy to provide these transcripts for you.  However, there is a cost to transcribe, create, and produce them for our website.  If you've benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider donating today to help defray the costs? Copyright © FamilyLife.  All rights reserved. www.FamilyLife.com 

Wisdom from the Wizard of UCLA (Part 1) - John WoodenWisdom from the Wizard of UCLA (Part 2) - John WoodenWisdom from the Wizard of UCLA (Part 3) - John WoodenFamilyLife Today® Radio TranscriptReferences to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Growing Up With WoodenDay 1 of 3 Guest:                    John Wooden From the series:   True Success:  A Personal Visit with John Wooden  Bob:                It was the 1920s in rural Indiana.  The Depression had not yet rocked America.  John Wooden was a young boy growing up on a farm, a high school student who loved basketball but who was about to meet the real love of his life. John:              I noticed this one little gal, and I didn't know, but she had noticed me, too, but I didn't know that.  Somehow, on the first day of classes my freshman year, we happened to be in the same class, and I knew right then, and we knew we were going to be married by the time I got out of high school, and August 8th it would have been 70 years since last August 8th, we would have been married. Bob:                Today you'll hear the first part of a conversation with a man who grew up to be one of the greatest coaches of all time as we talk about his faith, his family, and basketball.  Stay tuned as we talk with Coach John Wooden on FamilyLife Today.                         And welcome to FamilyLife Today, thanks for joining us on the Wednesday edition.  I can't help but smile as I listen to that excerpt from our interview with Coach John Wooden.  Of course, a lot of people are smiling right about now because this is the time of the year when March madness really takes over.  There is a lot of basketball ahead for us. Dennis:          Semis are this weekend, Final Four on Monday. Bob:                It's got to bring back lots of memories for you from your college days, doesn't it? Dennis:          Well, high school.  You know, going back to high school, Bob, those were my glory days.  My college days, I had several splinters. Bob:                Sitting on the bench, huh? Dennis:          I got the 15th uniform out of 15 in college.  I learned what it was like to be a substitute. Bob:                But your team almost went to the Final Four, didn't it? Dennis:          Well, not THE Final Four.  We almost went to the Junior College National Championships in Kansas, and I'm trying to remember where in Kansas. Bob:                But that's like the Final Four for Junior Colleges, right? Dennis:          Oh, yeah, absolutely.  In fact, I started that game – the last game of my college career, I started. Bob:                You poured in what – 15, 20 points? Dennis:          Now, wait a second – hold it, just one second, because they put me on an All American.  This is a true story.  The coach had watched me.  It was the only game I started in my college career, but my coach was so impressed with me never quitting and just staying out there and being tenacious – he started me.  And he put me on the quickest guy I've ever played against. Bob:                Man-to-man defense. Dennis:          Man-to-man defense, and did you know, when I left the game in the first half – I played about six or seven minutes – I had scored more points … Bob:                … than the All American, and the reason was this:  He was so fast and I was so slow, he would fake three or four times, and by the time I had taken his first fake, I was back to where he was really going.  And so I would post up underneath the bucket, and the guy didn't like to play defense, and I'd post up on him and score.  And so when I left the game, I had actually scored more points than him. Bob:                Now, some of our listeners are wondering what are you talking about Dennis' glory days of basketball on FamilyLife Today? Dennis:          Because we really don't have anything else to talk about.  No, that's not true.  We have a guest today – well, Bob, a dream of mine, and I sent you a note one day.  I said, "Bob, you know, one of the people I would really like in all the world to interview for FamilyLife Today and for our listeners and give them a glimpse of what a great human being he is, what many have described as the greatest coach of any sport of all time – Coach John Wooden."  Now, there are a number of our listeners who have no idea who John Wooden is, but a ton do.  Bob:                Coach Wooden coached the UCLA Bruins back in the '60s and the '70s. Dennis:          Well, actually, he started coaching in 1948.  That's what most people don't realize is.  He didn't build that national championship dominant team in the '60s and '70s.  He built it in obscurity beginning in 1948 throughout all the '50s and early '60s before he won his first national championship in 1964. Bob:                And after he won his first one, then he won his second and his third and his fourth and his fifth and his sixth.  Over a 12-year period he won 10 national championships. Dennis:          That's right, including winning 88 games in a row before they were knocked off at the Houston Astrodome, and I remember watching this game as a young man, where Lew Alcindor was playing against Elvin Hayes, and Houston beat them 71-69, and the Astrodome had, like, 49,000 people in it.  It was nationally televised.  It was an event, and there are few coaches that could claim the accomplishments that – in any sport – what he has accomplished.  But in basketball, he is the ultimate. Bob:                Well, we're going to hear a little bit about that game and about a lot of other games as we talk with Coach Wooden over the next few days.  A while back, you and I sat down with him in a studio in Los Angeles and just had a great opportunity to find out about the man who grew up to be "The Coach."  Here is part 1 of our conversation with Coach John Wooden: Dennis:          Tell us about life in the Wooden household when you were growing up as a young lad. John:              We had a small farm, and I learned a lot, I think, of things that helped me later on.  You had to work hard.  Dad felt there was time for play but always after the chores and the studies were done.  Dad would read to us every night from the Scriptures and poetry, and I think that created a love of poetry, which I've always had, liked to dabble in it a little bit.  My dad was a wonderful person.  I never heard him speak an ill word of anybody; never blamed anybody for anything; I never heard him use a word of profanity.  I think that his reading to us of a night later caused all four sons to get through college, though he had no financial means to help and there were no athletic scholarships.  All four sons graduated from college and all majored or minored in English, and all got advanced degrees, and I think Dad had a lot to do with that. Dennis:          Your dad had, as you've already mentioned, a profound impact on your life.  In fact, I was so looking forward to this interview with you, because I've quoted you about something that you said you carried around in your pocket.  Or – it, first of all, was carried around in your father's pocket, is that right?  And then you started carrying it around – it was your dad's creed – and then a poem by a pastor by the name of Henry Van Dyke. John:              My father gave to me, when I graduated from high school – excuse me – from grade school, from the eighth grade, he gave me a $2 bill – one of those large $2 bills and said, "Son, as long as you keep this you'll never be broke."  Then he also gave me a card, and on one side was the verse by Reverend Van Dyke that said, "Four things a man must learn to do if he would make his life more true; to think without confusion clearly; to love his fellow man sincerely; to act from honest motives purely; to trust in God and heaven securely." And on the other side was a seven-point creed, and the seven-point creed insisted, first of all, I think it was, "Be true to yourself," and I think we know if we're true to ourselves, we'll be true to others; and the second was "Help others."  There is no greater joy than a person can have than do something for someone else, especially when you do it with no thought of something in return. Another one was "Make friendship a fine art."  Work at it, don't take it for granted, work at making friends and making friendships flourish.  And then was one, I think, stood out to me a great deal was, "Make me today your masterpiece," and I tried to teach from that, as time went by, to my players and my English students, to just try and do the best you can each day.  Just make each day a masterpiece.  It's the only thing over which you have control.  You have no control over yesterday.  That will never change.  The only way you can affect tomorrow is today.  And then another one was to "Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible;" and then was "Build a shelter against a rainy day," and he wasn't thinking about a physical shelter, he was thinking about a more lasting shelter.  When I think about that, I often think of when Socrates was unjustly imprisoned and was facing imminent death and the jailers who were mean people, they couldn't understand his serenity, and they said, "Why aren't you preparing for death?"  And his statement was, "I've been preparing for death all my life by the life I've led," and when I think of building a shelter against a rainy day, I think that's what Dad had in mind. Then the last was – the seventh was "Give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day," and I've carried that with me in one form or another since those days, yes. Bob:                Those core convictions are so bedrock with you, that's a part of how your mom and dad raised you.  I think some people – we hear those things in the 21st century and some people go, "That sounds kind of old-fashioned, kind of corny," but that's so ingrained into who you are and who you've been, and you would say that's been a part of what has made you successful as a coach, right? John:              Well, I would hope so, but I know, too, if someone said, "I'm not what I ought to be and not what I want to be and not what I'm going to be, but I think those things have made me better than I would have been. Dennis:          Your dad read the Bible every day. John:              Yes, he did. Dennis:          How did you see him live out his faith in Christ every day, as a father?  What are the most indelible memories that you have, as a boy, watching your dad?  Because, undoubtedly, for him to have the influence he had on you as a man, his character has to resonate even today in your life. John:              Perhaps I wasn't realizing it at the time, but as I look back on my dad and the fact that he never spoke an ill word of anyone and just was a good person.  You don't realize it so much of the time, and many of the things – one of the things he said was never try to be better than someone else.  You have no control over that, and if you get too involved and engrossed and concerned – maybe these weren't his exact words, but things over which you have no control will adversely affect the things over which you have control.                         Now, years later, I remember that.  So somewhere in the hidden recesses of the mind, they stuck there, but it was things like that.  Mr. Lincoln said there is nothing stronger than gentleness, and my father was gentle man – working with animals and things.  I remember reading to us nights over the Scriptures, and I can still close my eyes and hear him reading "Hiawatha."  I can still hear "By the shores of Gitchigoomie, by the Shining Big Sea Water, Stood the wigwam of Nokomis," and so on, and things of that sort. Bob:                You didn't have any TV, any radio, so in the evening reading was the primary form of entertainment, wasn't it? John:              You're correct – by a coal oil lamp or candles. Bob:                Was your dad – as you think back on his life, you've talked about this tender side of him, and yet he was still whipping you when you did the wrong thing.  Was he a strict disciplinarian? John:              Well, I would say yes but not in a physical point of way.  I know – oh, I didn't want to get an unkind word from my dad, you know, a strong word.  I don't know, you just hated to hurt him in any way.  You just had that feeling about him. Dennis:          As you followed your dad, you undoubtedly watched how he'd love your mother.  Tell us about what you observed there and his commitment to her, as a woman and to his wife, over their years together. John:              Well, I think Dad's first concern was always for Mother.  He was looking out for her the best he could in every way but in a gentle way, in a gentle way.  I can picture them together – not at all the romantic way that you might think, but there was just something between them that was very, very special.  I don't know how to describe it. Dennis:          You said of yourself in your book, "They Call Me Coach," that as you moved into your high school years, you were shy, you were reserved, especially with the opposite sex. John:              Yes, I suppose, not being exposed much – no sisters – and I'm on the farm, and I suppose that's the reason, I don't know, but I was a little shy. Bob:                But here you were, this star basketball player on the high school team.  I mean, the girls, the cheerleaders, had to notice Johnny Wooden, didn't they?  Did they call you Johnny back then or was it John? John:              They called me lots of things. (laughter)                          You'd be surprised, the more they think it was John Bob. Bob:                John Bob. Dennis:          John Bob. John:              And Nellie and I had been married for many years when her sister came out here to California one time, and she said, "Don't you think you and John have been married long enough that you should quit calling him John Bob?" Bob:                But didn't the girls start to notice you as you were draining those jump shots on the basketball teams? Dennis:          Yeah, he kind of skirted your answer there.  I was watching him about that. John:              Well, I'll tell you, my freshman year, I was still living on the farm.  We didn't lose the farm until after my freshman year, and then we commuted from this little town of Center, and we lived about a half a mile out of that to Martinsville, and I noticed this one little gal, and I didn't know that she had noticed me, too, but I didn't know that, and that summer she brought the brother of her closest friend, who became very dear to me, to drive up.  Her brother had a car, and they drove up, and I was working in the field plowing corn with a team, and they parked in the road and motioned for me to come over, and I wouldn't go over.  I just kept on. Bob:                Why wouldn't you go over?  Here's this cute girl on the side of the road … Dennis:          … and you even liked her, too. John:              Oh, yeah, but I was dirty and somehow on the first day of classes, we happened to be in the same class.  She said, "Why didn't you come over to see us?"  I said, "Well, I was dirty and perspiring, and you would have just made fun of me."  And Nellie said – I can still see her, she said, "I would never make fun of you," and I knew right then … Dennis:          … there was a spark in her eyes. John:              And this is the only girl I ever really went with. Bob:                So by your junior year in high school, did you think, "This is the girl I'll marry?" John:              I did. Bob:                And you all started going together? John:              We did. Bob:                So you waited to marry until you got to college? John:              Yes, until I graduated.  I was glad to be married and graduated and got my first job, yes. Bob:                Coach, that's a long courtship – from your junior year in high school until you've graduated from college and got your first job.  That must have been hard. Dennis:          But, Bob, the rest of the story is, if Nellie hadn't put her foot down … Bob:                … he might still be dragging it on today? Dennis:          Well, there is the rest of the story here, because he really had promised her that he was going to marry her upon graduation, but then the war came along. John:              Yes.  Well, I had an appointment to West Point, and she said it would be six more years, and "I'm not going to wait.  I'm going to a convent."  So I didn't go to West Point. Bob:                She said she wouldn't wait on you? John:              That's right. Dennis:          And so what did you do? John:              Well, I finished at Purdue.  Dennis:          So you were married then? John:              We were married on August 8th.  It would have been 70 years just last August 8th that we would have been married.  We were married on August 8, 1932. Dennis:          You were, in those days, All American three years in a row, you were named the College Player of the Year your senior year, and as I was doing this research, I was thinking – I was talking to Bob.  I said, "I don't remember Coach Wooden being that tall, to be College Player of the Year.  He must have been 6'3" or 6'4".  On the sidelines you looked a little small around those big guys at UCLA.  But you were only 5'10" in those days. John:              But, you know, the teams weren't as big then, either, as they are now, too.  Our center at Purdue, Stretch Murphy, was 6'8", and he was a giant.  I only had the pleasure of playing with him one year.  I had the displeasure of playing against him one year when I was a sophomore in high school for the Indiana State Championship, he was the center on the opposing team, and he was good. Bob:                Did you just have what it takes as an athlete?  Were you just a naturally gifted – something about the way God made you that you turned out to be a good basketball player?  Or did you work really hard to be a good ball player? John:              Well, I hope I did the latter, but He provided the former.  I had natural quickness, and I couldn't do much about my height, but I could do something about my condition, and I always wanted to be in the best possible condition and hoped that would be better than others, hoped others wouldn't work as hard at it as I did do that, and I think I carried that throughout, and I think that helped.  And I think it probably come from my earlier grade school days on the farm of working hard, and I like to feel that no one is going to be in better condition, then I have no control over it.  I should have control over myself. Bob:                Well, we've been listening to a conversation with Coach John Wooden – actually, part 1 of a conversation that we're going to hear the remainder of over the next couple of days. Dennis:          What a sweet time, huh? Bob:                It was a great time. Dennis:          Bob, you and I just had a great time.  I'd look over at you occasionally, and you'd be sitting there grinning, and I'd be grinning, and the reason is, is when we interviewed Coach, he was 91 years old.  He's now at his 92nd birthday, and I'm told that he knows where 180 of his players are – his past players.  He's kept in touch with them.  I heard about a coach the other day whose players never go back to visit him – none of them.  It's common knowledge that his players don't want to have anything to do with him, and I think about Coach Wooden and the wisdom that he passed on, and it reminds me, really, of Proverbs, chapter 4, where a father is imploring and exhorting a son to "Listen, my son, and acquire wisdom."   And I'll tell you, just hanging with the Coach for the interview we did over an hour and a half, we're not going to be able to air all of it here on the broadcast over the next couple of days, but just hanging with him, you thought, "What would it have been like to have played for a coach like that?"  And then it hit me, you know, that's what our children need to be expressing about us as parents.  You know, we learned, we sat under the greatest mom, the greatest dad, the greatest coach, the greatest teacher the world has ever known.  Yeah, they're going to be biased, but the idea is that we, as parents, we're impacting the next generation just like Coach Wooden did. Bob:                That's right.  You mentioned the entire interview going more than an hour and a half long.  We've actually taken the complete interview and put it on two CDs, and I got some early copies of these CDs, and I'll tell you what I found – you can pass these out to lots of folks.  You can pass them out to the high school coach at the high school where your kids go. Dennis:          Oh, let me tell you something, I've been doing this, and I've had friends doing this – any coach of any sport – Laura's volleyball coach – I gave her a copy of this, and she grabbed hold of it like it was gold, and the reason is it is gold.  Bob:                It's thoughts on life from a great coach but it's also thoughts on faith and character and what really matters.  You can use this as a way to begin a dialog and to open doors evangelistically with fans of the game, with coaches, with players, with friends.  We have the two-CD set that features the entire – I think it's about an hour-and-45-minute-long conversation with Coach John Wooden.                          It's available in our FamilyLife Resource Center.  You can call 1-800-FLTODAY to request as many copies as you want. Dennis:          It even looks like a basketball on one side and a net on the other. Bob:                1-800-F-as-in-family, L-as-in-life, and then the word TODAY.  You can also order online at FamilyLife.com.  Ask for the two-CD set of our conversation with Coach John Wooden when you contact us, and there's a second resource we want to mention to you as well – Coach Wooden has put together a course that is designed to teach his principles of success in business, in athletics, in school.  We have a videocassette where Coach lays out the Pyramid of Success that he put together, and we have the Pyramid on our website at FamilyLife.com, but we also have it on a mousepad that you can have by your computer just to review the character qualities that go into success in any endeavor.  Along with the video and the mousepad, we've got a wallet card. Dennis:          Not just any wallet card. Bob:                No, it's a laminated … Dennis:          … a laminated … Bob:                … that's right, and it has some of the Coach's philosophy on it – never lie, never cheat, never steal, don't whine, don't complain, don't make excuses – pretty simple stuff but profound nonetheless.                           Ask for these resources when you call 1-800-FLTODAY.  Again, it's 1-800-F-as-in-family, L-as-in-life, and then the word TODAY or go online at FamilyLife.com, and you can see some of the resources there, and you can order online as well.  Again, our website is FamilyLife.com.                          When you do get in touch with us, someone is likely to ask if you'd like to help with a donation to FamilyLife Today, and we hope when they ask, if you are able, you'll say yes and be able to add a donation to the work of this ministry.  We're a nonprofit organization, and we depend on those contributions to keep doing what we're doing.  So if you can't help with a donation, you can donate online at FamilyLife.com.  You can call 1-800-FLTODAY or you can write a check and mail it to us at FamilyLife Today, Box 8220, Little Rock, Arkansas.  The zip code is 72221.  Once again, it's FamilyLife Today at Box 8220, Little Rock, Arkansas, and our zip code is 72221.                          Well, tomorrow we're going to find out how the UCLA dynasty almost never happened and how it might have been the Minnesota dynasty if it hadn't been for a snowstorm. Dennis:          Yeah, this is a great story about lost opportunity. Bob:                We'll hear that tomorrow as we continue our conversation with Coach John Wooden.  I hope you can be with us for that.                           I want to thank our engineer today, Robbie Neal [sp], and our entire broadcast production team.  On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine.  We'll see you back tomorrow for another edition of FamilyLife Today.                          FamilyLife Today is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ.    We are so happy to provide these transcripts for you.  However, there is a cost to transcribe, create, and produce them for our website.  If you've benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider donating today to help defray the costs? Copyright © FamilyLife.  All rights 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Austin is young and dumb. Time to educate him on famous names.

Listen to Jim and Phil as they meander down the memory lane that is March Madness- from the original tourney in 1939, in Springfield Illinois( !) to the days of Lew Alcindor , Bill Walton and all the way to the present day- when the days of March have really become a reason to waste away the work day watching games on your computer.

Today, college basketball is a multi-billion dollar business - and the Final Four is the 2nd most popular sporting event in America, more popular even than the NBA Finals or the World Series. But in 1968, that wasn’t the case.   Before the January 20th, 1968 regular season contest played between the UCLA Bruins and the University of Houston Cougars, which became known as THE GAME OF THE CENTURY, no college basketball regular season game had EVER been broadcast nationally. It had all the drama you could ask for - two undefeated teams ranked #1 and #2, with UCLA on one of the longest winning streaks in NCAA history, the two best players in the country in Lew Alcindor (aka Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Elvin Hayes, and a venue in the Houston Astrodome that was literally the largest stage in America. Hear all about how this amazing game came to be and went on to change not only college basketball, but the American sports industry as we know it. With guest Ron Rapoport. Only on REWIND, your pop culture time machine.

On this sports-laden episode, the guys discuss the Golden State Warriors, Uncle Drew, Field of Dreams, Lew Alcindor, OJ Simpson and the WWE. In the process, they stumble onto a new life philosophy.

After a week off the Dan's catch up on NBA Free Agency, NBA Summer League and the Big3 League with a Twisted Tea fueled lightning round, check tape on the New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks game from November 27th, 1970 featuring Oscar Robertson, Lew Alcindor, Clyde Frazier, Willis Reed and more before a quick WNBA update and BS featuring italian outrage and Alexander Ovechkin's favorite song. 

Joined today by the iconic Peter Vecsey. When I was growing up Peter Vecsey was appointment reading with his famous column “Hoops du Jour”, and I couldn’t wait to chat it up with him. Mr. Vecsey and I talk about NYC high school hoops, touching on his alma mater Archbishop Malloy and how they could have had a player named Lew Alcindor to getting Kenny Anderson and now Moses Brown. We talk about him coaching “Dr. J” Julius Erving up in Rucker Park and then being a beat writer with the Boston Celtics. Peter Vecsey tells me the biggest story he’s ever broke, the best nickname he’s ever given a player (hint: Larry Bird’s), favorite young player to watch and much more. With his quick responses and his encyclopedic knowledge of basketball you’ll definitely enjoy listening to the one and only Peter Vecsey. 

Cavaliers gave up 148 today to OKC. Kemba Walker to the Knicks? Eagles vs Jags in the SB just sounds right to me.

Sixties September is at a close with this ep on the war that rocked the decade ...Vietnam, of course. What does Vietnam have to do with the NBA, you ask? Why give this ep a listen and find out what Bill Bradley, Lew Alcindor, and other favs were up to in this decade of turmoil.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in conversation with Bill Walton at Live Talks Los Angeles, May 24, 2017, discussing his book, "Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court."   The talk took place at the Moss Theatre in Santa Monica, CA. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 50 years of friendship with Coach John Wooden — brought together by the game of basketball — formed one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. Since retiring, he has been an actor, a basketball coach, and the author of several New York Times bestsellers. Abdul-Jabbar is also a columnist for Time magazine, writing on a wide range of subjects including race, politics, age, and pop culture, and his essays and columns have also appeared in the Washington Post, in the Los Angeles Times and on Esquire.com, among other publications. In 2012, he was selected as a U.S. Cultural Ambassador and in 2016 Abdul-Jabbar was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award which recognizes exceptional meritorious service.  In 1965, 18-year old Lew Alcindor, who would later change his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, left New York City to play basketball for Coach John Wooden at UCLA. It was the beginning of what was to become a 50-year long relationship that ended with Kareem sitting at his 99-year old coach’s bedside on a June evening in 2010, holding his hand, just before he died. This is the story of their enduring friendship, both on and off the court.  On the court, Abdul-Jabbar led UCLA to three national champions, and was named the Outstanding Player in the NCAA for each of those years-a feat that has yet to be matched in college basketball. Wooden coached UCLA for 27 seasons and won more NCAA championships than any other coach in history.  Off the court, they transcended their athletic achievements to gain even wider recognition and tremendous national respect. They came together at the height of the civil rights era, and Coach Wooden made sure that every player on his team got the same opportunity and was treated equally. Even when Kareem controversially adopted the Muslim faith, and changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wooden was there to support him.  Abdul-Jabbar will intimately reveal the lessons Coach Wooden taught from putting your socks on right, to the philosophies in his famous “Pyramid of Success”, and how they shaped his life, and more generally take you back to the basics of what a coach should be.  Part memoir, and part inspirational, Coach Wooden and Me is filled with untold stories about the famous pair; private correspondence; exclusive interviews with other teammates and coaches, friends, and even family, on Coach Wooden’s impact; and much more.  Bill Walton was NCAA player of the year at UCLA from 1972 to 1974, when UCLA set an NCAA record eighty-eight consecutive-game winning streak. A former NBA Champion and MVP, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame and selected as one of the NBA’s Fifty Greatest Players ever. He has also had a successful award-winning broadcasting career with ABC, ESPN, NBC, MSNBC, CBS, Turner, and Fox, among others. He currently resides in his hometown of San Diego with his family. Visit his website.

Adam Stanco's in-depth discussion with Don MacLean, the Pac-12's all-time leading scorer as part of the Great Point Podcast on BBALLBREAKDOWN. The UCLA legend and longtime NBA player discusses his playing career, his broadcasting, and how he's become the most important workout guru on the NBA Draft circuit. They explore how MacLean developed his skills, why he always played with a chip on his shoulder, how he was the original Stretch-4, the controversy he faced upon breaking Lew Alcindor's record, why he never won a National Championship at UCLA, his adjustment to the NBA game, his philopsophy as an analyst, how he's improved the draft stock of Karl-Anthony Towns and Paul George, and why NBA teams are constantly trying to pick his brain. On Twitter... Adam Stanco: @NaismithLives Great Point Podcast: @GreatPointPod BBALLBREAKDOWN: @bballbreakdown