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The Late 1960’s / Early 1970’s…And Current Events

April 7, 2026 by • History, News, Sports • 0 Comments

TWO EXTRAORDINARY COINCIDENCES OF THE LATE 1960’S / EARLY 1970’S

  • Americans walking on the moon
  • Devout Christian John Wooden winning seven consecutive NCAA Mens’ Basketball Tournament Championships

 

CURRENT EVENTS

  • Artemis II
  • The difficulty of winning three NCAA Championships in four years.  (Winning three in a row coaching mens’ basketball has never happened outside of the late 1960’s / early 1970’s.)

 

Seems like there are other current news events connected to some of the other 19 coincidences of the late 1960’s /early 1970’s.

Coaches Who Won The Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament

March 14, 2026 by • Sports, Success • 0 Comments

1939-1959

  • 1939  Howard Hobson
  • 1940  Branch McCracken
  • 1941  Bud Foster
  • 1942  Everett Dean
  • 1943  Everett Shelton
  • 1944  Vadal Peterson
  • 1945  Henry Iba
  • 1946  Henry Iba
  • 1947  Alvin Julian
  • 1948  Adolph Rupp
  • 1949  Adolph Rupp
  • 1950  Nat Holman
  • 1951  Adolph Rupp
  • 1952  Forrest Allen
  • 1953  Branch McCracken
  • 1954  Kenneth Loeffler
  • 1955  Phil Woolpert
  • 1956  Phil Woolpert
  • 1957  Frank McGuire
  • 1958  Adolph Rupp
  • 1959  Pete Newell

Winning three men’s NCAA championships in three years has never happened outside of the late 1960’s / early 1970’s.

Coaches Who Won The Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament

March 14, 2026 by • Religion, Sports, Success • 0 Comments

1960-1990

  • 1960  Fred Taylor
  • 1961  Edwin Jucker
  • 1962  Edwin Jucker
  • 1963  George Ireland
  • 1964  John Wooden
  • 1965  John Wooden
  • 1966  Don Haskins
  • 1967  John Wooden
  • 1968  John Wooden
  • 1969  John Wooden
  • 1970  John Wooden
  • 1971  John Wooden
  • 1972  John Wooden
  • 1973  John Wooden
  • 1974  Norm Sloan
  • 1975  John Wooden
  • 1976  Bob Knight
  • 1977  Al McGuire
  • 1978  Joe Hall
  • 1979  Jud Heathcote
  • 1980  Denny Crum
  • 1981  Bob Knight
  • 1982  Dean Smith
  • 1983  Jim Valvano
  • 1984  John Thompson
  • 1985  Rollie Massimino
  • 1986  Denny Crum
  • 1987  Bob Knight
  • 1988  Larry Brown
  • 1989  Steve Fisher
  • 1990  Jerry Tarkanian

Some people on television say that life is random.  In light of the 21 extraordinary coincidences of the late 1960’s / early 1970’s, does this list look random to you?

Coaches Who Won The Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament

March 13, 2026 by • Sports, Success • 0 Comments

1991-2026

  • 1991  Mike Krzyzewski
  • 1992  Mike Krzyzewski
  • 1993  Dean Smith
  • 1994  Nolan Richardson
  • 1995  Jim Harrick
  • 1996  Rick Pitino
  • 1997  Lute Olson
  • 1998  Tubby Smith
  • 1999  Jim Calhoun
  • 2000  Tom Izzo
  • 2001  Mike Krzyzewski
  • 2002  Gary Williams
  • 2003  Jim Boehiem
  • 2004  Jim Calhoun
  • 2005  Roy Williams
  • 2006  Billy Donovan
  • 2007  Billy Donovan
  • 2008  Bill Self
  • 2009  Roy Williams
  • 2010  Mike Krzyzewski
  • 2011  Jim Calhoun
  • 2012  John Calipari
  • 2013  Rick Pitino
  • 2014  Kevin Ollie
  • 2015  Mike Krzyzewski
  • 2016  Jay Wright
  • 2017  Roy Williams
  • 2018  Jay Wright
  • 2019  Tony Bennett
  • 2021  Scott Drew
  • 2022  Bill Self
  • 2023  Dan Hurley
  • 2024  Dan Hurley
  • 2025  Todd Golden
  • 2026  Dusty May

Winning three men’s NCAA championships in four years must be hard.