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arizonaathletics.com 10/24/2008 — Oct. 23, 2008 TUCSON, Ariz. - Lute Olson announced today that he will retire as head coach of The University of Arizona men's basketball team, effective immediately. UA Athletics Director Jim Livengood announced that a national search will begin soon ...

Lute Olson Leaving Arizona ... Or Not [College Basketball]
deadspin.com 10/23/2008 — ESPN's Dick Vitale reported on the SportsCenter this morning that Arizona men's basketball coach Lute Olson is stepping down because of failing health and that Arizona will "conduct a national search" for a new coach. Olson did miss practice ...

Lute Olson Finds It Hard To Say Goodbye [Retirements]
deadspin.com 10/24/2008 — Still no official word from the University of Arizona on Lute Olson's alleged retirement as the head coach of the Wildcats. Perhaps that's because he decided to inform more important people first. The order of ranking goes something like ...

Olson had stroke, doctors say
eastvalleytribune.com 10/28/2008 — Lute Olson suffered a small stroke over the past year, his doctor said today, that likely resulted in depression and changes in judgment.

The Real Reason Behind Lute Olson's Retirement
walker-sports.net 10/29/2008 — Lute Olson suffered a stroke according to his doctor who held a press conference earlier today. This news come in the wake of Olson suddenly announcing his retirement last week.

Lute Olson's retirement, explained
rivals.yahoo.com 10/30/2008 — Lute Olson's retirement -- and, really, all of Lute's news before that -- has been some of the most confusing behavior in college basketball. Consider all of these things: Olson's public divorce from his wife; his absence from last year's Arizona ...

Arizona Media Department Says Olson 'Is Still Our Coach'
ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com 10/23/2008 — This morning news broke hard that University of Arizona head coach Lute Olson was stepping down a day after telling the Tucson Citizen he was "excited to get on the court." After contacting the Arizona Sports Information Desk and talking to Associate Media Relations Director Richard Paige, it ...

Lute Olson’s Legacy
rushthecourt.wordpress.com 10/23/2008 — Now that we’ve had a little bit of time to digest the news of Lute Olson’s retirement from Arizona after 24 seasons, it’s time to take a look at his legacy. Lute wore his humanity on his sleeve for the past year or so as ...

Every Man a Lute
thirtyfiveseconds.com 10/24/2008 — I sat down to write about Lute Olson’s retirement and was going to do the standard career retrospective post (he won games, look that shit up), we’ll miss him, &c. Here’s the thing: it’s such a weird retirement for a ...

Goodbye Lute Olson?
bruinsnation.com 10/24/2008 — There is a story up on the Rivals site that asks says: Is Lute Retiring? Lute Olson Stepping Down Word is that Dick Vitale talked about the story on ESPN this morning. In addition, a usually impeccable source within the UCLA basketball ...

College Football | Arizona coach Lute Olson retires — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/24/2008
Lute Olson has retired after 24 seasons with the Arizona Wildcats. Athletic director Jim Livengood confirmed Olson's decision hours after...

Arizona coach Lute Olson retires — Latest Sporting News Articles for College Basketball 10/24/2008
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Lute Olson has retired after 24 seasons with the Arizona Wildcats. Athleti...

College Football | Bud Withers: Lute Olson's tenure at Arizona shouldn't be remembered for erratic ending — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/24/2008
In the end, Lute Olson didn't know when to go, and Arizona didn't quite know how to ease him out. The past couple of years had been filled with contradictions, non sequiturs and awkward announcements from the school.

Lute Olson quits at Arizona — L.A. Times - College Basketball 10/24/2008
Basketball coach, 74, abruptly announces his retirement after 24 seasons at the school but gives no reason. > Two days after saying he was energized to ...

Lute Olson: A Legacy in the Desert — Bleacher Report - College Basketball 10/24/2008
Excitement rippled through the crowd that day in 1983. When word spread of Lute Olson's hiring by the University of Arizona you could almost hear the screeching of brakes. The red and blue train of Wildcat basketball—at the time located in the ...