UCLA to honor John Wooden at graduation ceremony
Published
Jun. 8, 2010 8:03 p.m. ET
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A colorful tribute to late UCLA basketball coach John Wooden is planned for Friday's graduation ceremony.
The university said Tuesday that student-athletes and scholars representing the class will carry 99 blue-and-gold flags into the College of Letters and Science ceremony.
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will speak about Wooden's legacy at the 5 p.m. PDT ceremony at Drake Stadium on campus. About 4,500 students are expected to participate.
Wooden died last Friday at age 99. He guided the Bruins to a record 10 national championships, including seven in a row, in the 1960s and '70s.
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