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Prologue: The Den

1

(6)

PART ONE SPRING

1 Hugh

7

(8)

2 The Artesians

15

(9)

3 Nell

24

(7)

4 Piggy

31

(12)

5 Johnny Wooden, All-American

43

(9)

6 An English Teacher

52

(16)

7 The Kautskys

68

(11)

8 The Hurryin' Sycamores

79

(10)

9 Clarence

89

(16)

PART TWO SUMMER

10 Unwelcome

105

(13)

11 The Nonconformist

118

(9)

12 L.A. Story

127

(8)

13 Willie the Whale

135

(10)

14 The Dons

145

(9)

15 Pete

154

(18)

16 Walt

172

(16)

17 "Don't Be a Homer!"

188

(9)

18 Gail

197

(14)

19 Perfect

211

(22)

PART THREE AUTUMN

20 J.D.

233

(9)

21 Lewis

242

(14)

22 Stallball

256

(19)

23 Game of the Century

275

(23)

24 Kareem

298

(22)

25 The Last Banquet

320

(18)

26 The Redhead

338

(18)

27 Sam

356

(24)

28 Streaking

380

(19)

29 Intolerable

399

(21)

30 Farewell

420

(25)

PART FOUR WINTER

31 Clean Gene

445

(14)

32 The Shadow

459

(18)

33 The Hardest Loss

477

(12)

34 Andy

489

(16)

35 Yonder

505

(21)

Epilogue: The Poet

516

(10)

John Wooden's Coaching Record, 1946--1975

526

(1)

Notes

527

(38)

Acknowledgments

565

(4)

Index

569