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deadspin.com - 11/18/2008
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The two greatest basketball coaches who ever lived are now gone. One you've probably never heard of: George "Bud" Presley, who labored in obscurity for most of his career at a junior college in Atherton, Calif., and who passed away in 2003. But his is a story for another day. Let us talk now of ...
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 - 11/17/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
Pete Newell has died, the University of California
confirmed. He was 92.
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'59 championship-winning coach Newell dies at 92
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... The LA Times questions whether UCLA would have become UCLA had Newell continued coaching through the 1960s.
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