sports.espn.go.com - 11/17/2008
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Pete Newell has died, the University of California confirmed. He was 92.
nytimes.com - 11/18/2008
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nytimes.com —
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 play for generations of professional stars, died Monday
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Pete Newell, Basketball Coach and Innovator, Dies at 93
bumpshack.com - 11/18/2008
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bumpshack.com —
Basketball coaching legend Pete Newell, who won a
NCAA title, NIT title, and Olympic Gold Medal, has
passed away at the age of 93. Newell was famous in his later years for hosting his world renowned 'Big Man' camps.
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Basketball Legend Pete Newell Dead at 93
sports.espn.go.com - 11/18/2008
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Pete Newell, RIP: The giant of Bay Area basketball passes
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
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
Pete Newell, mentor to some of basketball’s top big men, passed away on Monday at 93.
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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. ...
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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. ...
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20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 11/18/2008 — Pete Newell's "Big Man" camp began with one student: Kermit Washington, who later became infamous for throwing the punch that almost killed Rudy Tomjanovich. Early in his career, Washingon asked Newell to train him to become a better player, Newell accepted the challenge and the rest is history.
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myespn.go.com 11/18/2008 — As I'm sure you know, Pete Newell died yesterday. He was 93, and even though he hadn't been a head coach anywhere since 1960, he was one of the biggest names in basketball coaching history. With good reason. There is a lot of acrimony in basketball ...
