Nan Wooden, Daughter of Legendary UCLA Coach John, Dies at 87

Nan Wooden died Tuesday at the age of 87.

Relations stated, per Beth Harris of the Associated Press, that the daughter of infamous UCLA males’s basketball coach John Wooden died of natural causes. She had suffered a entire lot of strokes the past few years.

Nan Wooden turn into once a familiar resolve at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion and on the total attended Bruins home games even after her father retired.

Her father died in 2010 at 99 years customary.

John is largely thought of as one in every of basically the most sharp coaches in college basketball history. He led Indiana Stutter for two seasons and then UCLA for 27 from 1948-49 by 1974-75. He won 10 nationwide championships and reached 12 Closing Fours for the period of his accepted career.

Nan is survived by three daughters, six grandchildren, four gigantic-grandchildren and one brother.