From the LA Daily News: One of Los Angeles’ most beloved figures of the past century, and a giant of college sports, was honored Saturday with a stamp approval. A first-day-of-issue ceremony for a commemorative U.S. Postal Service Forever stamp depicting the late UCLA basketball coach John Wooden was held [last] Saturday outside Pauley Pavilion, where the legendary coach, mentor and leader enjoyed record-setting success.
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, NCAA and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar —who played for Wooden’s Bruins during three consecutive championship seasons — former Bruins’ women’s gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field, Christy Impelman, a granddaughter of Wooden, and Derek Kan, a member of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, spoke at the early afternoon ceremony...
Full story at https://www.dailynews.com/2024/02/24/coach-mentor-leader-stamp-celebrates-ucla-legend-john-wooden/.
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