John Wooden By grzeben19 Oct 14, 1910 Birth of John Wooden Born on October 14th 1910 in Hall, Indiana May 24, 1929 Graduated High School Apr 19, 1933 Graduated from Purdue with English Degree Jul 23, 1948 Took over as basketball coach at UCLA Mar 6, 1960 Inducted into College Basketball Hall of Fame Jun 4, 2010 Died in Los Angeles, California