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Steinbrenner and Wooden among year’s notable sports losses
Prominent figures George Steinbrenner and John Wooden led sports to mournful retirements as 2010 claimed legends across baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and beyond. The article recalls their legacies and impact from UCLA to the Yankees, plus obituaries for players and executives who shaped decades of competition.
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Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner
New York Yankees
John Wooden
Westwood
UCLA
Wooden
Basketball Hall of Fame
Peach Baskets
Dr. Naismith
Connecticut
Jim Calhoun
Duke
Mike Krzyzewski
Bruins
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bill Walton
Gail Goodrich
Jamaal Wilkes
Abdul-Jabbar
Yankees
George
Yogi Berra
Berra
Billy Martin
Dave Winfield
Joe Torre
Bobby Thomson
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Big Red Machine
Detroit
Anderson
Ralph Houk
Bobby Bragan
Joe L. Brown
Pirates
Willie Davis
John Kibler
Satch Davidson
Bob Sheppard
Ernie Harwell
Dave Niehaus
Bill Shannon
Maury Allen
George Blanda
Don Meredith
Brett Favre
Blanda
Bears
Raiders
John Madden
Meredith
Howard Cosell
Cowboys
Ron Kramer
Green Bay
Jack Tatum
Darryl Stingley
Tom Brookshier
Eagles
Don Coryell
Portland
Trail Blazers
Nate McMillan
Manute Bol
Sudan
Larry Siegfried
NBA
Celtics
Ohio State
Knicks
Carl Braun
Dick McGuire
Quintin Dailey
San Francisco
Warriors
Franklin Mieuli
Lakers
Fred Schaus
Marquette
Hank Raymonds
Juan Antonio Samaranch
IOC
Nevada
Jim Hunter
Nascar
Pat Burns
New Jersey Devils
Bob Probert
NHL
Tampa
Fla