| LC control no. | n 80036853 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Tarkanian, Jerry, 1930-2015 |
| Birth date | 19300808 |
| Death date | 20150211 |
| Place of birth | Euclid (Ohio) |
| Place of death | Las Vegas (Nev.) |
| Field of activity | Basketball--Coaching |
| Affiliation | California State University, Fresno San Antonio Spurs (Basketball team) University of Nevada, Las Vegas California State University, Long Beach California State College, Long Beach |
| Profession or occupation | Basketball coaches |
| Found in | His Winning basketball systems, c1981: t.p. (Jerry Tarkanian) CIP info. (head basketball coach, Univ. of Nev., Las Vegas; b. 8/8/30) New York times (online), viewed Feb. 12, 2015 (in obituary published Feb. 11: Jerry Tarkanian; b. Aug. 8, 1930, Euclid, Ohio; d. Wednesday [Feb. 11, 2015], Las Vegas, aged 84; built Nevada-Las Vegas into a national powerhouse in college basketball with an insatiable will to win, created the persona of Tark the Shark, and ignited a long-running feud with the N.C.A.A. over accusations that he ran outlaw programs at three universities) |
| Associated language | eng |
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