Poetic Obituaries: [John] Wooden wrote nearly a dozen books,

most of them variations on his Pyramid of Success, but for his final project he wanted to compose a book of poems. He conceived it in the same rigid, hyper-organized fashion in which he planned his practices: The book was going to contain exactly 100 poems, 20 each on family, faith, patriotism, nature and fun. During our last visit he told me he had composed about 65 or 70. He never intended to publish the compendium. He just wanted to leave it behind for his family.

The poems Wooden wrote over the years would never earn him a Nobel or a Pulitzer, but they did serve their purpose.

from Sports Illustrated: For legendary coach Wooden, poetry was a passion, escape
also The Indianapolis Star: American legend, John Wooden, dies at 99
also ESPN: Wooden's values learned in heartland

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