Legendary coach John Wooden (1910-2010) led the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins to a record-setting 10 Division I men¡¯s basketball national championships. Often considered the greatest coach in the history of American sports, Wooden coached the Bruins to 88 consecutive wins and four perfect (30-0) seasons.
The stamp features a portrait of Wooden. In the ¡°UCLA blue¡± background, a player defends a shot. The numbers on the two players¡¯ jerseys, 4 and 10, evoke the Bruins¡¯ four perfect seasons and the 10 national championships during Wooden¡¯s tenure.
Antonio Alcal¨¢, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp using original artwork by Alexis Franklin.
