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	Lute Olson Biography University of Arizona Basketball Coach Lute Olson
		Lute Olson was hired by the University of Arizona in March of 1983 to be head coach of the men's basketball program.
		With a 499-147 (.772) record in Olson's 20 years at Arizona (1983-84' thru 2002-03' season)he has clearly established himself as one of the premier basketball coaches in the nation and with the legendary John Wooden's retirement the dominant basketball coach in the Pac-10.
		Olson was married to the former Roberta (Bobbi) Russell for 47 years.
	www.hitrunscore.com /lute-olson-biography.html (1571 words)

	Who Runs Tucson?
		In 1983, Olson became coach of a Wildcats team that had struggled to a record of 4-24 overall, 1-17 in the Pacific-10 Conference, the previous season.
		Lute has guided the Cats to three Final Fours and in 1997 won the NCAA championship by defeating Kentucky in overtime at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.
		Olson has won numerous Coach of the Year awards and is among a handful of truly elite college coaches around the country.
	www.tucsoncitizen.com /projects/who_runs_tucson/sports_olson.html (223 words)

	Augsburg College - Athletics
		Olson led the Hawkeyes to national prominence and a berth in the NCAA Final Four in 1980, earning National Coach of the Year honors for the first time.
		In 1983, Olson moved to the desert Southwest and his current position at the University of Arizona.
		Olson has an incredible record of success with the Wildcats, leading Arizona to the NCAA tournament the last 15 years in a row.
	www.augsburg.edu /athletics/anniversary/luteolson.html (821 words)

	ESPN.com: NCB - For Olson, family has always come first
		This is the side of Lute Olson few saw throughout his career while leading Iowa and Arizona to a combined five Final Fours, one runner-up finish and the 1997 national title.
		Olson was at his best during his most difficult season -- the 2000-01 season, the season in which he lost Bobbi.
		Olson is still just as visible on the recruiting scene, reeling in top-rated recruits in the class of 2002 and likely in '03.
	espn.go.com /ncb/columns/katz_andy/1437423.html (1265 words)

	Lute Olson: Official Website
		Olson also has guided Arizona to 19 consecutive 20-win seasons (the longest active streak in the nation), and is one of only three coaches in NCAA history to record 28 or more 20-win seasons.
		Olson’s success at Arizona mirrors his earlier work at Iowa where in nine years in Iowa City from 1975 to 1983 he became the then-winningest coach in school history (168‑90/.651) and took the Hawkeyes to the NCAA five straight times including a Final Four trip in 1980.
		Olson was born on a farm just outside Mayville, N.D., on Sept. 22, 1934, and would go on to attend high school in Grand Forks, N.D., for the 1951-52 season, where he led the team to the 1952 state basketball championship.
	www.collegeinsider.com /lute/bio.html (3338 words)

	Print Lute Olson Biography -- AEI Speakers Bureau
		Olson, who is the fifth winningest active Division I coach, holds the distinction of being one of eight coaches in college history to coach in five or more Final Fours and is one of 11 coaches who have taken two different teams to the Final Four (Arizona, 1988, 1994, 1997, 2001; Iowa, 1980).
		Lute Olson became coach at Arizona in 1984 and in 20 seasons has compiled a 499-147 record, including the nation's best winning percentage (.809, 429-101; nearly 27 wins a season) and over the last 16 seasons.
		Lute Olson was married to the former Roberta (Bobbi) Russell for 47 years, until she passed away on New Year's Day, 2001 due to ovarian cancer.
	www.aeispeakers.com /print.php?SpeakerID=1319 (391 words)

	Lute's lasting legacy
		This week, Arizona coach Olson invited all the former players of that 1980 Final Four team to Tucson to celebrate the 25th anniversary of that run.
		Olson was told that he would be shocked when he saw Arnold.
		This week, Lute Olson invited all the former players from Iowa's 1980 Final Four team to Tucson to celebrate the 25th anniversary of that run.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/ua/articles/1223lute-CR.html (976 words)

	Augsburg College - Athletics
		Olson's speech is the keynote event of Augsburg's year-long celebration of the 75th anniversary of its intercollegiate athletics program.
		Olson, a native of Mayville, N.D., was a three-sport athlete at Augsburg College, playing football and basketball all four years and baseball his senior year.
		Olson will be in Minneapolis on Wednesday and Thursday, speaking to various student and alumni groups at Augsburg before his keynote address at the Thursday evening dinner.
	www.augsburg.edu /athletics/sportsnews/093099luteolson.html (477 words)

	Welcome to Hawk Central
		Olson's departure from Iowa led to Raveling being hired as the Hawkeye coach before the 1983-84 season.
		Olson apologized to the players for not honoring his commitment to stay throughout their careers.
		Olson was in Iowa City to attend a ceremony in honor of Iowa's 1980 Final Four team.
	www.hawkcentral.com /teams/mbasketball/042201stokesolson.htm (703 words)

	Death Puts Life In Perspective - News
		Olson has won 587 games at the Division I level, and his streak of 17 straight NCAA tourney appearances (at Iowa and Arizona) is the longest active streak in college basketball.
		Lute Olson has been made to mourn the death of his wife in public.
		Olson didn't return to the Wildcats until he knew he was ready.
	www.nbc4.tv /news/556884/detail.html (1413 words)

	Amazon.com: Lute!: The Seasons of My Life: Books: Lute Olson,David Fisher,John Wooden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Olson soft-pedals his contributions to on, court success, deferring much to his assistants and to Bobbi, who acted as recruiting assistant, den mother to lonely kids away from home, and therapist to a certain mercurial basketball coach.
		Lute!” The cheer by which the Arizona fans greet their coach before each game is the story of a man with a lifelong passion for a game.
		Lute’s partner for forty-seven years in building championship programs was his high school sweetheart, Bobbi, whose blueberry pancakes became as widely known in the basketball world as his own full head of white hair.
	www.amazon.com /Lute-Seasons-My-Life-Olson/dp/0312354339 (1788 words)

	RON MALY
		Olson won’t be on the scene in Springfield, Mass., when he’s honored.
		The recruiters tell prospects that, because a guy like Olson is in an upper-age bracket, they likely won’t be able to finish their collegiate careers under him.
		One of Olson’s daughters, Jodi Brase, said the family rarely bothered to eat in restaurants because of a fear of interruption.
	home.sprintmail.com /~malympcc/lute.htm (1645 words)

	Close to the top, far from retirement
		Olson, in his 24th season, has never worn glasses, never taken a pill for high blood pressure.
		Olson's popularity is unique in a profession that has long been guilty of ageism.
		Olson has battled it for at least a decade - much as Paterno and Bowden have - which has required him to take a proactive recruiting approach.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/news/articles/1112luteolson1112.html (1200 words)

	Fountain Of Lute - GOAZCATS.com Message Board
		The way it is now, Olson tries to cram most of the "Lunch/Dinner With Lute" type of events into June, when he's at home running his summer camps and recruiting is largely dormant.
		Olson's omnipresence on the recruiting trail serves another purpose: It dismisses negative recruiting from opposing coaches who tell recruits not to play at Arizona because Olson soon will retire.
		Olson's five Final Four appearances are tied for the most in that group of 11 coaches.
	forum.goazcats.com /showthread.php?p=681937#post681937 (2952 words)

	A dance without his partner - University of Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson - Brief Article - Obituary Sporting ...
		Bobbi Olson raised five children, a work of art in itself, and she became the model of the modern coach's wife, his partner in all things.
		She was the light in Lute's life, bright and bubbly to his shy and stem.
		When it was done, Duke the winner, someone asked Lute Olson if this were the moment he dreaded--no basketball, no Bobbi--and he looked at his children, and he said, "It would be if I didn't have the family I have." A daughter and her four children, ages 5 to 11, now live with him.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_15_225/ai_74800714 (965 words)

	Lute Olson's Enshrinement Via Satellite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		SPRINGFIELD, MA, June 26, 2002 —;- University of Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson, whose election into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2002 was announced on June 5, will be unable to attend the Enshrinement Ceremonies on September 27 in Springfield, MA due to a family wedding in Italy.
		Although Coach Olson will not be in attendance at Enshrinement physically, he will be present via video feed.
		Despite his absence in Springfield, Olson remains a member of the Hall's Class of 2002 and the September 27 event will serve as his official Enshrinement Ceremony along with the five other members of the Class.
	www.hoophall.com /news/olson_enshrinement062602.htm (350 words)

	Tucson Weekly : Books : What Would Lute Do?
		Lute Olson, for those who don't know, is the messiah of University of Arizona basketball, having led, since 1983, the Wildcats to 569 wins, nearly two dozen NCAA tournaments, four Final Fours and a national championship.
		When he was 6, Olson's father and older brother died within months of each other, and he spent his youth throwing himself into work and basketball.
		Olson admits he has trouble revealing his feelings, but his reserve begins to melt when he recalls his wife's illness and death.
	www.tucsonweekly.com /gbase/Books/Content?oid=oid:89249 (975 words)

	Lute Olson Press Conference - Page 2 - GOAZCATS.com Message Board
		Lute is not shy about sending a message to the seniors now and then.
		Olson specifically mentioned that Staf was showing good leadership, which is what he's been asking for out of the guy for the last three years.
		Olson mentioned that we need senior play at the center position and that Kirk was working really hard to get back in game shape.
	forum.goazcats.com /showthread.php?p=647732#post647732 (1070 words)

	Basketball coaching, basketball crossover videos, basketball drills, basketball shooting - Lute Olsen, University of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Coach Olson stresses that these skills are vital in not only post-players, but also perimeter players.
		Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson has registered over 1,000 victories at all levels in his legendary career.
		Coach Olson makes a point that his teams focus on pressuring the opponent on both ends of the floor.
	www.basketballvideosusa.com /lute_olsen__university_of_arizona (726 words)

	Lute Olson uncovered - Sports
		Basketball is at the center of the legendary 72-year-old's life, yet it is hardly a focal point in the book, which instead paints the picture of a hardworking, determined Norwegian who came from the humblest of beginnings and put an emphasis on family first.
		When Olson was 5, his father, Albert, died at the age of 47 of a "massive stroke" shortly after trimming Lute's hair.
		At the time of Bobbi's cancer diagnosis, Lute tried to keep his family life under wraps, but as time went on, he felt the appropriate moment had come to share her story.
	wildcat.arizona.edu /news/2006/10/03/Sports/Lute-Olson.Uncovered-2327980.shtml (611 words)

	Arizona Cancer Center ::Headline News at the Arizona Cancer Center
		Lute’s new autobiography, written with David Fisher and including a foreward by coaching legend John Wooden, is a revealing look into his life on and off of the basketball court.
		Christine Olson recounts a conversation she and Lute had a couple of years ago when she asked Lute what he wanted his legacy to be, “Hall of Fame…NCAA Champ…Coach?” He said he wanted to make a profound difference in the fight to cure ovarian cancer.
		Lute and Christine are now co-chairing a new campaign to make the Arizona Cancer Center the definitive center for women’s cancer research and treatment.
	www.azcc.arizona.edu /headlines/headline5.html (382 words)

	True Hoop: Lute!
		Lute Olson has that ability to make the complicated twists and turns of life seem simple and straightforward.
		Olson was brand new in Arizona, and thought he was slow, not athletic, and would have trouble playing at the college level.
		At one point, Olson was unsure if or when he would return, and Woods flat out asked him in front of the team when he was coming back so they could win a championship together.
	www.truehoop.com /basketball-books-46352-lute.html (2030 words)

	Lute Olson: 1-1-3 and 1-3-1 Match-Up Zone Defenses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Coach Olson shares dozens of his tips, techniques, and drills for making these two defenses an unbelievable addition to their stifling man-to-man defense.
		Olson shares his extensive philosophy regarding when and why to use each one of these defenses, including the perfect time to use these in a game situation to change the flow, strategy, and momentum of the game.
		Coach Olson gives you a detailed presentation on special situations such as: covering overloads, baseline runners, high-post flash, dribble-overs, and cutters down and through the defense.
	www.hoopskills.com /coaching/113and131.html (275 words)

	Lute Olson \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		UA coach Lute Olson addresses the McKale Center crowd after being given an award commemorating his 1,000th coaching victory on Dec. 11, 2004.
		Olson is in his 22nd season with the Wildcats after nine years as head coach at Iowa and a year at Long Beach State.
		Olson enters the year with 995 career victories, on the cusp of joining an elite group of 10 previous 1,000-win coaches.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/wildcats/55616.php (573 words)

	King of Tucson rules the court - College Basketball - MSNBC.com
		Olson took a brief leave of absence, comforted by his close-knit family of five children and 14 grandchildren.
		Olson, who has a master’s degree in education psychology and worked as a counselor in his early coaching days, does not treat each player equally.
		Olson said he was never tougher on a player than he was on Tom Tolbert, yet no former player is as close to the Arizona coach.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/3541211 (1238 words)

	Lute Olson Basketball Camp
		Since Lute Olson and his staff have come to the University of Arizona, Wildcat bBasketball has been one of the most popular events in the southwest.
		Unofficially, the first title was bestowed upon Olson his first year in the Pac-10, 1984 by Washington's Marv Harshman, the dean of league coaches prior to his retirement in 1985.
		The goal of the Lute Olson Wildcat Basketball Camp is to provide campers with the opportunity to improve their basketball skills.
	members.tripod.com /nationalsportscamps/lute.htm (790 words)

	Lute Olson to make $1 million donation to Arizona Cancer Center \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		Arizona head men’s basketball coach Lute Olson announced Monday that he and his family will be making a $1 million gift to the Arizona Cancer Center at the University of Arizona.
		A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Olson is in his 32nd season as a college head coach and his 22nd at Arizona.
		Olson has a career record of 726-252 (.742) and has led his teams to one national championship (1997), five Final Four appearances (1980, 1988, 1994, 1997, 2001), 11 conference championships and 25 NCAA Tournament appearances.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/58302 (479 words)

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