| LC control no. | no 98132177 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Olson, Lute |
| Variant(s) | Olson, Robert Luther |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Tucson (Ariz.) |
| Birth date | 1934-09-22 |
| Death date | 2020-08-27 |
| Place of birth | Mayville (N.D.) |
| Place of death | Tucson (Ariz.) |
| Field of activity | Basketball--Coaching |
| Affiliation | University of Arizona California State University, Long Beach Augsburg College |
| Profession or occupation | Basketball coaches |
| Found in | Developing the perimeter player [VR] c1989: sleeve (Lute Olson, head basketball coach, University of Arizona) The New York Times, Lute Olson, who put Arizona on college basketball map, dies at 85, August 28, 2020, viewed online August 31, 2020 (Robert Luther Olson, born on a farm outside Mayville, N.D., on Sept. 22, 1934; played basketball, football and baseball at Augsburg College in Minnesota; after coaching high school basketball, he was coach at Long Beach City College, Long Beach State, and University of Iowa (9 seasons); named University of Arizona's coach for the 1983-84 season, turned the Wildcats into a collegiate power, winning 1997 N.C.A.A. championship and 23 consecutive appearances in the postseason tournament; won 11 Pac-10 championships; inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (Springfield, Mass.) in 2002; took a leave of absence for 2006-07 season, then retired for health reasons; died Thursday [August 27] in Tucson) |
| Associated language | eng |
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