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RESOLUTION NO. 3 7 bS'p
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
<br />PUBLICLY COMMENDING AND HONORING COACH JOHN WOODEN BY FORMALLY NAMING
<br />THE JOHN WOODEN WALKWAY BY THE FORMER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN HIS HONOR
<br />"~~~, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that John Robert Wooden
<br />was born on October 14, 1910 on his parents' farm near Centerville, Indiana, where they lived with neither
<br />running water nor electricity; and
<br />"~-, in 1924, the Wooden Family went bankrupt and lost their family farm, but these tough
<br />years, Coach Wooden would later credit as providing him with the experiences to instill the habits of
<br />discipline and hard work, which he would use as the keystone to his most successful coaching career; and
<br />"~1Z, the Wooden Family moved to Martinsville, where John Wooden excelled on his high school
<br />basketball team, which went to the state championship three (3) years in a row and won twice; and
<br />"~l~~, John Wooden entered Purdue University to study civil engineering, but graduated as an
<br />English major in 1932, while earning a "reputation as a fearless player of dazzling speed"; he made All-
<br />American three (3) years; was the Captain of the Purdue Basketball Team in 1931 and 1932, while leading
<br />the Boilermakers to two (2) Big Ten Championships and the 1932 National Basketball Championship; all of
<br />which won him a place in the Basketball Hall of Fame; and
<br />"~<~, in 1933, John Wooden and his bride of one year, Nellie, moved to South Bend, Indiana,
<br />where he taught English and coached the basketball team at South Bend Central High School with a record
<br />of 218 wins and only 42 losses; and also coached baseball and tennis; while having his coaching career
<br />interrupted to serve in the United States Navy during World War II; and
<br />"~h~~, Coach Wooden is the first person to be inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame
<br />as both a player & a coach; noting that in his 40-Season All-Time Coaching Record Coach Wooden won 885
<br />games, lost 203 with an overall winning percentage of .813; which included a record of 620-147 at UCLA.
<br />c~/l~~ ~~~, ~ ~t ,~G„ed, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as
<br />follows:
<br />Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council
<br />hereby publicly commends and congratulates COACH JOHN R. WOODEN, and are humbled to formally
<br />name the JOHN WOODEN WALKWAY BY THE FORMER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN HIS
<br />HONOR, with a press conference having been held on Juiy 6, 2007 with Central High School alumni,
<br />teachers, coaches and players in attendance to commemorate this legendary man, who we call our own.
<br />Section II The Council notes that Coach Wooden, who developed "The Pyramid of Success" which
<br />focuses on "competitive greatness, poise, confidence, conditioning, skill, team spirit, self-control, alertness,
<br />initiative, intentness, industriousness, friendship, loyalty, cooperation, enthusiasm and honesty" has touched
<br />so many lives and has been an inspiration to thousands, and especially his countless number of friends and
<br />South Bend Central High School alumni in South Bend, Indiana.
<br />Section III .The South Bend Common Council gratefully honors Coach Wooden, a man of
<br />impeccable commitment, conviction and integrity, both on the basketball court and in life, who is truly an
<br />inspiration to us all.
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<br />ek D. Dieter,, l st istrict
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<br />Char Pfeifer, 2" ~ istrict
<br />R 'Kelly 3` istrict
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<br />Vivid Varner, 5th District
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<br />hn oorde, City Clerk
<br />shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the
<br />Ervin Kuspa,
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<br />Al " ddy" Kirsit At L ~e
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<br />Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Attorney
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<br />Stephen J. ecke, Mayor
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