Lute Olson
Basketball Coach
1934 –
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Who is Lute Olson?
Robert Luther "Lute" Olson is a retired American men's basketball coach. He was most recently head coach at the University of Arizona for 25 years. He was also head coach at the University of Iowa for nine years and California State University, Long Beach for one season. Olson was known for player development, and many of his former players have gone on to impressive careers in the NBA after having played under him. On October 23, 2008 Olson announced his retirement from coaching.
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- Born
- Sep 22, 1934
Mayville - Also known as
- Robert Olson
- Robert Luther Olson
- Spouses
- Roberta Russell
(1953/11/27 - 2001/01/01) - Christine Jack Toretti
(2003/04 - 2008/05) - Kelly Pugnea
(2010/04 - )
- Roberta Russell
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Augsburg College
- Lived in
- North Dakota
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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