(CNN) -- Walt Hazzard, the former UCLA basketball
coach who was co-captain of the university's first NCAA championship
team, has died after a long illness, according to the UCLA Bruins'
website.
He was 69.
Hazzard died Friday afternoon at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by family and friends, according to a statement from his family. He had been recuperating from complications following heart surgery.
Hazzard's basketball success included an NCAA championship and an Olympic championship in 1964. He later joined the NBA, playing with the Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta, Buffalo and Golden State teams for a total of 10 seasons. Hazzard later served as head coach for the Bruins for four years during the 1980s.
"This is a sad day for the UCLA basketball family," UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero said in a statement.
"Walt was the catalyst for coach John Wooden's first championship team and played the game with a style that excited Bruin basketball fans everywhere. He contributed to his alma mater in numerous ways, including as a student-athlete, coach and honored alum, and he will be greatly missed by all of us who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Jaleesa, and their four sons."
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/19/sport/ucla-hazzard-death/index.html
He was 69.
Hazzard died Friday afternoon at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by family and friends, according to a statement from his family. He had been recuperating from complications following heart surgery.
Hazzard's basketball success included an NCAA championship and an Olympic championship in 1964. He later joined the NBA, playing with the Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta, Buffalo and Golden State teams for a total of 10 seasons. Hazzard later served as head coach for the Bruins for four years during the 1980s.
"This is a sad day for the UCLA basketball family," UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero said in a statement.
"Walt was the catalyst for coach John Wooden's first championship team and played the game with a style that excited Bruin basketball fans everywhere. He contributed to his alma mater in numerous ways, including as a student-athlete, coach and honored alum, and he will be greatly missed by all of us who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Jaleesa, and their four sons."
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/19/sport/ucla-hazzard-death/index.html
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