Legendary basketball coach John Wooden turned 90 on October 14, 2000. The Wizard of Westwood led his UCLA men's basketball teams to ten national championships—seven of them in a row. Although his condominium is filled with photos, trophies, and plaques, there is one he treasures above the others.

"When I graduated from Purdue, I received the Big Ten medal as the senior athlete with the highest grade–point average," he told a reporter. "I did that. The other awards, my teams won."