Posted at 10:54 a.m., Monday, April 9, 2007
Wooden hospitalized, but 'doing fine,' daughter says
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden has been hospitalized for treatment of a possible recurrence of diverticulitis.Daughter Nancy Muehlhausen said the 96-year-old Hall of Fame coach was admitted to a Los Angeles-area hospital Sunday because of bleeding in the colon.
"He's absolutely doing fine," Muehlhausen said today. "He's laughing and cracking jokes. He looks good."
Wooden had two blood transfusions and will need at least two more, she said. Doctors could keep Wooden in the hospital for a couple of more days, but Muehlhausen said her father was doing well.
He was hospitalized for three days in April 2006 for diverticulitis, a condition in which inflammations occur in pockets in the colon.
He canceled a scheduled appearance Wednesday at Kansas State University.
Wooden retired from UCLA in 1975 with a record of 620-147 in 27 years as coach. The Bruins won 10 national titles under his helm, including seven in a row. The streak included 38 straight NCAA tournament victories.
