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nytimes.com - 11/18/2008

Pete Newell, Basketball Coach and Innovator, Dies at 93

— 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 (more) Pete Newell, Basketball Coach and Innovator, Dies at 93

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bumpshack.com - 11/18/2008

Basketball Legend Pete Newell Dead at 93

— 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. (more) Basketball Legend Pete Newell Dead at 93

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sports.espn.go.com - 11/17/2008

'59 championship-winning coach Newell dies at 92

— sports.espn.go.com — Pete Newell has died, the University of California confirmed. He was 92. (more) '59 championship-winning coach Newell dies at 92

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Coaching Legend Pete Newell Passes Away at the Age of 93
20 Second Timeout — Most basketball fans under the age of 40 probably only know of Pete Newell as a mentor of post players at his renowned annual "Big Man" camp but during his Hall of Fame coaching career Newell won an NIT title (1949, University of San Francisco), an NCAA title (1959, California) and an Olympic championship (1960, Team USA), a coaching "triple crown" matched by only Bob Knight and Dean Smith. Newell, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 93, quit being a bench coach at the age of 44 because his doctors said that the stress was too much for him; the last game that he coached was Team USA's 90-63 gold medal game victory over Brazil in 1960. Prior to the 1992 Dream Team ...

Remembering Pete Newell
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — 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 -- it's a cutthroat and macho business in many ways -- but Newell was a rare figure who transcended all that. When Pete Newell comes up, everyone in basketball speaks with tone somewhere between admiration and reverence. And it's not that he was some kind of saint. He was a hard charger, fueled by cigarettes and coffee. He stayed up late. He was scrappy. But he was loved and respected like few others, ...

Legendary Basketball Coach Pete Newell Passes Away - Bob Knight Pays Tribute
Midwest Sports Fans — Sadly, one of the greatest teaching legends in the history of basketball recently passed away. Pete Newell, who conducted the annual “Big Man Camp” that was annually attended by a multitude of accomplished professional basketball players, died this week at the age of 93. In addition to his world famous instructional camp for big men, Pete Newell spent time as the General Manager for the Los Angeles Lakers and was a successful coach at the level for the San Francisco Dons, the Michigan State Spartans, and the University of California, Berkeley. Growing up as an Indiana fan, I was introduced to the legend of Pete Newell early ...