'59 championship-winning coach Newell dies at 92

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Pete Newell, RIP: The giant of Bay Area basketball passes
Published 11/17/2008 by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami
... . And here’s the Associated Press story . There will be tributes and remembrances all day today and through the weeks and months, I’m sure. I was talking to a good friend on the phone a little while ago. When he said ESPN’s crawl had something on Pete Newell, I skipped over it, just too many things going on. It didn’t compute. We kept talking about other things. It just did not dawn on me that Pete Newell could leave this earth. I don’t know exactly why, but it just didn’t sink in at all. It was one of those things, I guess, I had to see to comprehend. Then I got off the phone ...

Hoops legend Pete Newell R.I.P at 93
Published 11/18/2008 by TheHotRead at SmackCaster SmackBlog
Pete Newell, mentor to some of basketball’s top big men, passed away on Monday at 93. ...

BANG BANG
Published 11/18/2008 by kranepool at Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog
... Please give the place the dignity it deserves.   I know hockey does not have the pizzazz of baseball or football in this town but Henrik Lundquist should be a much bigger deal in NYC than he is. Hopefully he and the Rangers will enjoy a Stanley Cup during his Ranger career as his goaltending will lead to his 30 to hang from the Garden rafters.    Legendary basketball coach Pete Newell has passed away at 93 and big men everywhere are sad. ...

Tyler Hansbrough Welcomes You To The All-Day College Basketball Brain Smasher [College Basketball]
Published 11/18/2008 by Dashiell Bennett at Deadspin
... Also, 93-year-old Hall of Fame coach Pete Newell politely passed away on Monday as a final tribute to ESPN's dedicated coverage. Talk about always putting the sport first. ...