During UCLA's run through the 2006 NCAA basketball tournament to a championship game loss to Florida, Bruins coach Ben Howland frequently honored the legacy of former coach John Wooden.
"He was a better person than a basketball coach," Howland said more than once.
Considering that Wooden was arguably the greatest coach in the history of the game, it was quite a statement.
And, perhaps, no exaggeration.
Wooden died Friday night of natural causes at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to the university. He was 99.
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