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HOF Minneapolis Laker Coach John Kundla Passes Away At 101

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HOF Minneapolis Laker Coach John Kundla Passes Away At 101 

Post#1 » by DEEP3CL » Sun Jul 23, 2017 11:43 pm

Paying respect to history. He was the Lakers very first coach, never forget history fellas...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2723360-basketball-hall-of-famer-former-lakers-coach-john-kundla-dies-at-101
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Post#2 » by TJM217 » Mon Jul 24, 2017 12:43 am

Wow lived to be 101. What a blessing. RIP to a legend.
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Post#3 » by TheBobster » Mon Jul 24, 2017 1:10 am

Oldest living Hall of Famer from the four major sports at the time of his death.

Kundla coached the lakers to six championships (1 NBL, 1 BAA, 4 NBA) in his first seven years coaching the Lakers.

Coached the Lakers for their 12 years in Minneapolis (1947-48 to 1958-59).
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Post#4 » by Slava » Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:34 pm

RIP and looks like he lived a full and happy life.

Lakers have been blessed to have some amazing coaches running their teams.
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Post#5 » by BEazy » Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:42 am

RIP. Lived a full and great life from the looks of it. Living to be 101 years old is amazing.
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Post#6 » by Jedi32 » Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:07 am

RIP
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Post#7 » by Hunter103 » Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:26 am

We should all be so lucky to live so long. RIP
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Post#8 » by Edrees » Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:57 pm

RIP kundla, he had a long good life
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Post#9 » by Sedale Threatt » Wed Jul 26, 2017 5:39 am

Hunter103 wrote:We should all be so lucky to live so long. RIP


I don't know even know if I want to make it to 80. My grandfather lived until he was 83 and he didn't know what planet he was on anymore. This guy looked like the Crypt Keeper. Those can't be good years.

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