John Wooden Stamp Unveiled at UCLA Honoring the Coach Who Led Bruins to a Record 10 National Titles

This undated image provided by University of California Los Angeles shows a shows a newly released by the US Postal Service a stamp of UCLA coach John Wooden. The U.S. Postal Service unveils a stamp for John Wooden, who coached UCLA to a record 10 national basketball championships, outside Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Feb. 24, 2024. US Postal Service/UCLA via AP

LOS ANGELES—A U.S. stamp honoring John Wooden was unveiled on the UCLA campus Saturday, Feb. 24, with Kareen Abdul-Jabbar and Jamaal Wilkes on hand to honor their coach who guided the Bruins to a record 10 national championships in the 1960s and ‘70s.

Abdul-Jabbar used a cane to approach the lectern outside Pauley Pavilion on a sun-splashed day. He had hip replacement surgery just before Christmas after he fell at a concert. The 76-year-old was known as Lew Alcindor during his college days when he was a three-time national player of the year.