Hall of Fame men’s college basketball coach Denny Crum, who led Louisville to two national titles in 30 seasons as the Cardinals’ head coach, passed away at his home, the school announced. He was 86.
Crum became Louisville’s head coach in 1971 after serving as John Wooden’s top assistant at UCLA, his alma mater that was then in the midst of its years-long run as college basketball’s most dominant program. The hire paid off immediately, as the program reached the Final Four in Crum’s first season .
Louisville would reach the NCAA tournament 23 times in Crum’s 30 seasons, making the Final Four five other times over a span of only 12 seasons at one point. In 1980, the Cardinals survived overtime games in the first two rounds and went on to defeat Crum’s alma mater for the school’s first national championship. They repeated the feat six years later behind the play of seniors Billy Thompson and Milt Wagner and freshman “Never Nervous” Pervis Ellison.
Crum’s placid sideline demeanor — his nickname was “Cool Hand Luke” — was underscored by a fiery determination to win, and he was not above taking jabs at opponents. In-state rival Kentucky initially refused to play Louisville as Crum elevated the Cardinals into the national conversation, with Joe B. Hall — then the Wildcats’ coach —
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