guttylittlebruins.com - 6/28/2008
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Jill Painter at Inside UCLA has the scoop on the absolutely gorgeous mural recently unveiled at John R. Wooden High School:
Breathtaking. Painter Writes:
The character from his children’s book, Wooden heroes Abe Lincoln and Mother Teresa, etc. The words ”father, husband, teacher, coach, athlete” are on the mural, with pictures of Wooden in each of those roles.
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Wooden Mural Unveiled At Los Angeles School
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
THE GUTTY LITTLE BRUINS passes along a report from the L.A. DAILY NEWS’ Jill Painter on the tribute to college basketball legend John Wooden from the high school that bears his name. ...
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Berman vs. Mangino: WHO YA GOT? [Machochip] The John Wooden mural is quite the sight. [Gutty Little Bruins] Tim Wakefield has seen better days. [Slanch Report] Joe Buck returns just in time to ruin your summer [Awful Announcing] LOLF [Joe Sports Fan] David Beckham blogs about his big fancy San Francisco billboard [You Been Blinded]
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Is Cesc Fabregas the key in tomorrow’s Euro 2008 Final? [Bleacher Report]
Inappropriate headline ridiculosity [Deadspin]
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John Wooden has a mural, and it is awesome
The Dagger —
... Lincoln,
actually -- any lingering questions over their tenures (Wooden's
tightness with boosters; Lincoln's suspension of habeus corpus during
the Civil War) are ultimately overwhelmed by the incredible
accomplishments both acheived. (Relatively speaking, of course.
Abolishing slavery > winning 10 National Titles.)
Anyway, that's a pretty beautiful depiction of a pretty incredible guy.
Lives aren't meant to be summed up in murals, but this one comes close.
(HT: Gutty Little Bruins)
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