Wooden: A Coach's Life

Contents

Prologue: The Den 1

Part One: Spring

? 1. Hugh 7

? 2. The Artesians 15

? 3. Nell 24

? 4. Piggy 31

? 5. Johnny Wooden, All-American 43

? 6. An English Teacher 52

? 7. The Kautskys 68

? 8. The Hurryin' Sycamores 79

? 9. Clarence 89

Part Two: Summer

? 10. Unwelcome 105

? 11. The Nonconformist 118

? 12. L.A. Story 127

? 13. Willie the Whale 135

? 14. The Dons 145

? 15. Pete 154

? 16. Walt 172

? 17. "Don't Be a Homer!" 188

? 18. Gail 197

? 19. Perfect 211??

Part Three: Autumn

? 20. J. D. 233

? 21. Lewis 242

? 22. Stallball 256

? 23. Game of the Century 275

? 24. Kareem 298

? 25. The Last Banquet 320

? 26. The Redhead 338

? 27. Sam 356

? 28. Streaking 380

? 29. Intolerable 399

? 30. Farewell 420??

Part Four: Winter

? 31. Clean Gene 445

? 32. The Shadow 459

? 33. The Hardest Loss 477

? 34. Andy 489

? 35. Yonder 505

Epilogue: The Poet 516?

John Wooden's Coaching Record, 1946-1975 526?

Notes 527?

Acknowledgments 565?

Index 569