Wooden Among Greatest Coaches / Managers Ever

Well, what can I say that hasn't already been said. Last Saturday, the sports world, yea the world in general, lost perhaps one of the greatest men to ever live. John Wooden, who won 10 NCAA National Championships while coaching at UCLA, died at the age of 99.
Perhaps even more important than his success on the court was the success in the lives of his players. Ask anyone of them; Bill Walton, Marcus Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabar and the Rev. Doug Mcintosh, a member of Wooden's first championship team. Rev. Mcintosh happens to be the Father of a friend of mine, Tim Mcintosh. They will all tell you of the profound, positive influence that he made on their lives far beyond Basketball.
The success that Wooden achieved on the court was staggering. Not only did he win 10 national titles at UCLA, he went through a period where his teams won 88 straight games. He is right up there with the great coaches and managers at any level, any sport and on any continent.
Name all of the great coaches at the armature or pro level: Don Shula in the NFL, Phil Jackson and Red Aurbach in the NBA, Joe Torre of the Yankees, Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno in College Football., Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United. Wooden is right up there with all of them. In fact, several college and professional coaches from other sports, such as New York Giants Head Coach Tom Caughlin, sought his advice.
John Wooden is famous for his proverbs such as "Be quick, but don't hurry", "You play like you practice", "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail", and several more. He is known for his famed "Pyramid of Success".
We just didn't lose a legendary coach, we lost a legendary human being.