A NOTE TO BRUCE JENKINS OF THE SF CHRONICLE
Geoff: “What is life, but a mastery of fundamental things?” That is
so beautifully said. Thanks for writing. And by the way, I tapped
into Pete’s oral history, at the library, in my book research. Best
– Bruce Jenkins
—–Original Message—–
From: geoff smith [mailto:smithgs@queensu.ca]
Sent: Mon 11/17/2008 6:25 PM
To: Jenkins, Bruce
Cc:
Subject: Pete Newell
Hi Bruce: Having […]
ore than a coach - a teacher of basketball, life
Ron Kroichick, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Pete Newell’s death Monday at age 93 elicited sadness and praise from his former Cal players. Another common theme emerged in their reflections on the Hall of Fame basketball coach - Newell genuinely taught them the game.
“Someone once said […]
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES….
November 18, 2008
Pete Newell, Basketball Coach and Innovator, Dies at 93
By BRUCE WEBER
Pete Newell, one of the most influential coaches in the history of basketball, who won a national championship at the University of California in 1959, an Olympic championship in 1960, and whose camp became a required seminar in low-post […]
FROM THE LA TIMES…..
OBITUARY
Pete Newell dies at 93; Hall of Fame basketball coach guided Cal to 1959 NCAA title
Newell, who retired from coaching at 44, brought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Lakers in 1975 as the team’s general manager.
By Robyn Norwood
3:26 PM PST, November 17, 2008
Pete Newell, who coached UC Berkeley to the 1959 National Collegiate […]
BRUCE JENKINS IN THE SF CHRONICLE
Great coach, Great man
Bruce Jenkins, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, November 17, 2008
(11-17) 14:33 PST — I sat across from John Wooden at his San Fernando Valley apartment in the summer of 1990, delivering questions about the man he could not beat. An eternity had passed, more than 30 years, but the […]
FROM THE BLOGGER IN THE OBSERVER…….(THE GUARDIAN), AGAIN, FOR ALL THOSE HEALTH 239 STUDENTS WAY BACK WHEN….
Mary Warnock
guardian.co.uk, Sunday November 16 2008 00.01 GMT
The Observer, Sunday November 16 2008
Kingsley Amis once said, truly: ‘Nice things are nicer than nasty things.’ On this hangs all morality. It is because we know that some things are intolerable, […]
ADAM ROSE, WRITING IN “ALL THINGS TROJAN,” MAKES SOME VERY IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT THE CLOUDED FUTURE OF UNIVERSITY SPORT, AND PROFESSIONAL SPORT TOO, AS THE OWNERS WILL HAVE FAR LESS MONEY TO THROW AROUND……
Economic cloud hangs over college athletics
Three years ago, Oklahoma State’s football team wasn’t bowl eligible. Then oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens donated […]