Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian dead at 84

S

Sports News

Guest
(Reuters) - Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, who turned the University of Nevada, Las Vegas into a powerhouse program and won a National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, has died at age 84, his son said on Wednesday. "Coach Tark, my father, the greatest man I have ever known, passed today, to take his place in heaven. I will miss him every day of my life," Danny Tarkanian said on Twitter. Tarkanian, known as "Tark the Shark" and for his penchant to gnaw on white towels during games, had been hospitalized in Las Vegas after suffering from breathing difficulties and an infection on Monday.

Continue reading...
 

Attachments

  • 559a772f1ceb9be6df8d0dfe1d572a02.jpg
    559a772f1ceb9be6df8d0dfe1d572a02.jpg
    4.3 KB · Views: 11
Back
Top