Is it true that John Wooden Quit coaching at UCLA?

Question

After a booster came up to him after the '75 championship game and said to him "This makes up for last year" or something to that effect.

I will report you for abuse if you don't answer the question. I don't care if you were mad that UCLA lost to NC State, That Wooden was old(He was 64 in '75), or if my spelling wasn't perfect. Please no point whore for this question.

Answer 1

No John Wooden did not Quit he retired.

John Robert Wooden (born October 14, 1910, in Hall, Indiana) is a retired American basketball coach. He is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (class of 1961) and a coach (class of 1973). He was the first person ever enshrined in both categories; only Lenny Wilkens and Bill Sharman have since been so honored. He is widely regarded as the greatest college coach in history and his 10 NCAA National Championships while at UCLA are unmatched.

Overall Record 885-203 (.812)
Awards
2006 founding class, College Basketball Hall of Fame
1972 National Basketball Hall of Fame as a Coach
6 time NCAA College Basketball Coach of the Year
1930 Basketball All-American
1931 Basketball All-American
1932 Basketball All-American
1932 College Basketball Player of the Year
1960 National Basketball Hall of Fame as a Player
1964 Henry Iba Award Coach of the Year
Championships
won 1932 National Championship
1964 NCAA National Championship
1965 NCAA National Championship
1967 NCAA National Championship
1968 NCAA National Championship
1969 NCAA National Championship
1970 NCAA National Championship
1971 NCAA National Championship
1972 NCAA National Championship
1973 NCAA National Championship
1975 NCAA National Championship

[edit] High school
Wooden coached two years at Dayton High School in Kentucky. His first year at Dayton would be the only time he would have a losing record (6-11). After Dayton he returned to Indiana, teaching English and coaching basketball at South Bend Central High School until entering the Armed Forces. His high school coaching record was 218-42.


[edit] Indiana State University
After the war, Wooden coached at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1946 to 1948, succeeding his high school coach, Glenn Curtis, who became head coach of the professional Detroit Falcons. Wooden also coached baseball and served as athletic director. In 1947, Wooden's basketball team won the conference title and received an invitation to the NAIB National Tournament in Kansas City. Wooden refused the invitation citing the NAIB's policy banning African American players. A member on the Indiana State Sycamores' team was Clarence Walker, an African-American athlete from East Chicago, Indiana. In 1948 the NAIB changed this policy and Wooden guided his team to the NAIB final, losing to Louisville. That year, Walker became the first African-American to play in any post-season intercollegiate basketball tournament. John Wooden was inducted into the Indiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame on February 3, 1984.


[edit] UCLA
In 1948 Wooden accepted the coaching position at UCLA where he gained lasting fame, winning 665 games in 27 seasons and 10 NCAA titles during his last 12 seasons, including 7 in a row from 1967 to 1973. His UCLA teams also had a record winning streak of 88 games, four perfect 30-0 seasons, and won 38 straight games in NCAA Tournaments. In 1967 the Henry Iba Award USBWA College Basketball Coach of the Year. In 1972, he received Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" award. Nicknamed The Wizard of Westwood, Wooden retired immediately after his 10th title in 1975. John Wooden coached what would be his final game in Pauley Pavilion March 1st, 1975 in a 93-59 victory over Stanford. Four weeks later he would surprisingly announce his retirement following the NCAA semi-final victory against the University of Louisville and before his 10th National championship victory against Kentucky.

UCLA had actually been Wooden's second choice for a coaching position in 1948. He was also pursued for a coaching position by the University of Minnesota, and it was his and wife Nellie's desire to remain in the Midwest. Inclement weather prevented Wooden from receiving the scheduled phone offer from the U of M, and thinking they had lost interest, Wooden accepted the UCLA position.

He was married to his wife Nellie for 53 years, until her death in 1985.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wooden

Answer 2

John Wooden retired from coaching with no pressure from anyone. He announced his retirement before the title game. Some think it was money but J.W. said no. Some said it was pressure, again no. Can't some people just retire because their is nothing else to prove. Him and his wife Neil had other things they wanted to do. After all Forty years of coaching was enough That's that. By the way he was 65 when he retired. Sorry no big story or gossip to tell.