Object Details
- Description
- ohn Wooden's Pyramid of Success chart is written on paper. Coach John Wooden (1910-2010) was the basketball coach at UCLA from 1948 to 1975. In that time, he won ten NCAA basketball championships, seven of which were consecutive (1967-1973). Wooden holds the record for the most consecutive games won in men’s college basketball with 88 consecutive victories. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003 and selected as ESPN’s “Coach of the 20th Century.” As a player at Purdue University he was named an All-American three times. He was the first person ever to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (1961) and a coach (1973). In addition to his coaching career, he is known for his “Pyramid of Success,” which is a guide to being successful in life in addition to basketball.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- referenced
- Wooden, John
- Associated Name
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Credit Line
- Gift of John R. Wooden
- Physical Description
- parchment (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 8 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 21.59 cm
- Object Name
- Chart
- chart, basketball
