![]() Their jersey numbers of 4 and 10 signify UCLA’s four undefeated seasons under Wooden and the 10 NCAA championships. In the stamp’s background, one player attempts a jump shot as another tries block it. The image is based on a photo by university photographer Norm Schindler. The name John is in blue and Wooden is in gold in a nod to the school’s colors. The stamp depicts Wooden at courtside in the early 1970s, focused on a game and wearing a pinstripe suit, patterned tie and black-framed glasses. Nearly 18 million Forever stamps will be issued featuring an original portrait of the coach who guided UCLA to 10 national championships during his 27-year tenure in Westwood, which ended in 1975. He is the second college basketball coach to be honored with a stamp, joining the game’s inventor, James Naismith, who had a stamp in 1961. ![]() ![]() Postal Service announced the stamp on Thursday. ![]() LOS ANGELES (AP) - A limited-edition stamp honoring the late UCLA basketball coach John Wooden will go on sale early next year. ![]()
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