Pete Newell dies

[waggy]

Hall of Fame basketball coach won an NCAA championship and Olympic gold medal.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-newell18-2008nov18,0,5659209.story

[Stonebreaker]

Wow...that guy goes back to Naismith. (well, almost)

[wkrq59]

I remember watching Newell's teams stop Robertson cold in both those games. I always thought it was those two games that sent George Smith to the AD's chair and led to Ed Jucker's two NCAA titles and the runnerup in 63 when Yates turnover cost him the championship game.:D

[waggy]

LOS ANGELES -- Nearly seven decades after Pete Newell graduated from Loyola Marymount, more than 100 of his family members, former players and friends gathered at the Jesuit University on Monday morning to celebrate his legacy.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3771817