http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3709014 Pete Newell was one of the few coaches to win NCAA, NIT and Olympic championships. "He's 93. He had a wonderful life, and it was just old age," Shultz said. "His health was not good, because they had removed two-thirds of his lung and he had smoked for many years. It was starting to be a real struggle for him physically. He was getting more weak and dwindling away a little bit." In 1946 he took a job at a small Catholic school, the University of San Francisco, coaching basketball as well as baseball, golf and tennis. The Dons won the National Invitation Tournament in 1949, when it was considered at least the equal of the NCAA tournament. Following four seasons at USF, the last concluding with a return to the NIT, Newell moved to Michigan State. His best season there was 1952-53, when the Spartans went 13-9 overall and finished third in the Big Ten. In 1954, Newell was hired at California. The Bears won four consecutive conference titles and made two trips to the Final Four, capturing the NCAA tournament in 1959. The starless Bears had to beat two future Hall of Famers on their way to the championship. In the semifinals they defeated Robertson and Cincinnati 64-58. Then in the final, Cal beat West Virginia, which was led by West. Showing it was no fluke, the Bears beat both teams again the following season with West and Robertson still in college. Cal topped West Virginia 65-45 in a holiday tournament and knocked off Cincinnati 77-69 in the Final Four. Cal lost the 1960 championship game 75-55 to Ohio State, which was led by Lucas, John Havlicek and Knight. Emotionally high-strung, Newell lived on coffee, cigarettes and little else during the season. He was told by doctors to leave full-time coaching, which he did in 1960 at age 44. His overall record was 234-123, and he beat UCLA's John Wooden the last eight times they met. Newell ended his coaching career in the Olympics, when the U.S. team won every game by at least 24 points. "He probably impacted more people when he left coaching," said Jeff Fellenzer, the former tournament director and president of the Pete Newell Challenge. "He really reinvented himself. He never took a dime working those camps. He wanted to send a message to the NBA players it wasn't about money." Newell served as athletic director at Cal from 1960-68, a turbulent era on the Berkeley campus. He worked for several NBA teams in a variety of capacities. He was general manager of the Rockets when they were in San Diego and orchestrated the trade that brought Abdul-Jabbar to Los Angeles when he ran the Lakers. He was later a consultant to the Warriors and a scout for the Cavaliers. Newell is in part to credit for coming up with the "Golden State" name for the Warriors when they moved across San Francisco Bay to Oakland. "This is obviously a very sad day for the game of basketball, whether you are associated with the NBA, college or high school ranks," said Warriors coach Don Nelson, who knew Newell for more than 50 years. "Pete was a great coach and a great man who had the ability to relate to players and people on every level," he said. "A countless number of coaches and players benefited from Pete's tutelage over the years -- including those who attended his specialized camps each summer -- and will be indebted to him for the expertise and wisdom that he provided." Newell is survived by sons Pete Jr., Roger, Tom and Greg and four grandchildren. 著名長人訓練營創辦人 Pete Newell於美國時間早上10:45分辭世 享年93歲 R.I.P --

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