Yes, John Wooden was a devout Christian, but not specifically a Catholic. He was raised in a Protestant denomination and his faith played a significant role in his life and coaching philosophy.
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John Wooden was a renowned basketball coach who led UCLA to numerous championships. The award named after him, the John Wooden Award, is given to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players in the United States each year to honor his contributions to the sport.
John Wooden is dead. He died on 4 June 2010, in Los Angeles. He was 99 years old.
John Wooden played three seasons (1929-30 through 1931-32) at Purdue University.
While at Indiana State University, he turned down an invitation to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) National Tournament because the NAIB had a policy banning African American players.