![]() ![]() It doesn’t always have to be this way, though. He later amended that, admitting he never did get a threat while coaching the Bruins. Now assassinated, that’s a different thing.” I wasn’t even worried about getting fired. “J.D., I’m sure, probably studied things pretty carefully. Morgan, the late Bruin athletic director, might have been better served by a stronger, more assertive coach. “There are certain people out there who might have adjusted and reacted a little better than I did,” said Bartow, suggesting that J. More than a decade later, returning to face the Bruins as coach of UAB, Bartow admitted to the Los Angeles Times that the pressure was too great. Gene Bartow probably had the most unenviable job as he replaced John Wooden and his 10 national championships and it didn’t work out, lasting just two years. Each has to be able to sell himself and his program while sitting in the shadow cast by his predecessor. That is the stature Huggins carries and, you can multiply by 100, for he built his legend throughout the 16 years he coached the Mountaineers around being a hometown boy, a WVU alum and a charitable icon within the community.įor every coaching legend there is a replacement. Huggins is not just legendary for his basketball success, having reached the Hall of Fame and become the winningest active coach, but he is a beloved figure in a college town where they cling to their own as long as their own stick with them. ![]()
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