As Wooden turns 99, birthplace has only memories

As Wooden turns 99, birthplace has only memories

HALL, Ind. — John Wooden turns 99 Wednesday. He is a legend living out his days in his adopted clamorous land of southern California, still a high bar no basketball coach can even dream of reaching.
Here, at a sleepy crossroads with no stoplights and no businesses, where the only sounds on a Sunday were birds and a lawn mower, seemed the spot to mark the occasion.
John Wooden’s birthplace.
No signs. No plaques. The only place the name “Wooden” can still be found are pictures of old Sunday school classes on the wall of Mt. Pleasant Christian Church.

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10/13/9