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HOF Minneapolis Laker Coach John Kundla Passes Away At 101

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 11:43 pm
by DEEP3CL
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

Re: HOF Minneapolis Laker Coach John Kundla Passes Away At 101

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 12:43 am
by TJM217
Wow lived to be 101. What a blessing. RIP to a legend.

Re: HOF Minneapolis Laker Coach John Kundla Passes Away At 101

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 1:10 am
by TheBobster
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).

Re: HOF Minneapolis Laker Coach John Kundla Passes Away At 101

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:34 pm
by Slava
RIP and looks like he lived a full and happy life.

Lakers have been blessed to have some amazing coaches running their teams.

Re: HOF Minneapolis Laker Coach John Kundla Passes Away At 101

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:42 am
by BEazy
RIP. Lived a full and great life from the looks of it. Living to be 101 years old is amazing.

Re: HOF Minneapolis Laker Coach John Kundla Passes Away At 101

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:07 am
by Jedi32
RIP

Re: HOF Minneapolis Laker Coach John Kundla Passes Away At 101

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:26 am
by Hunter103
We should all be so lucky to live so long. RIP

Re: HOF Minneapolis Laker Coach John Kundla Passes Away At 101

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:57 pm
by Edrees
RIP kundla, he had a long good life

Re: HOF Minneapolis Laker Coach John Kundla Passes Away At 101

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 5:39 am
by Sedale Threatt
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.