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John Wooden, UCLA Coach, 99, RIP

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2005, file photo, Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden poses for a picture after a news conference in Anaheim, Calif., about Saturday's Wooden Classic basketball tournament. Wooden, college basketball's gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, has died. He was 99. (Chris Carlson / Associated Press)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2005, file photo, Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden poses for a picture after a news conference in Anaheim, Calif., about Saturday's Wooden Classic basketball tournament. Wooden, college basketball's gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, has died. He was 99. (Chris Carlson / Associated Press)
FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2005, file photo, Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden poses for a picture after a news conference in Anaheim, Calif., about Saturday's Wooden Classic basketball tournament. Wooden, college basketball's gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, has died. He was 99. (Chris Carlson / Associated Press)

In this Dec. 9, 2005, file photo, Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden poses for a picture after a news conference in Anaheim, Calif., about Saturday’s Wooden Classic basketball tournament. Wooden, college basketball’s gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, has died. He was 99. New York Times story here . (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Question: Besides the wins and NCAA championships, what set John Wooden apart as a giant among college basketball coaches? Is there anyone comparable today?

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