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August 27, 2020 (85 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
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Lute Olson
Robert Luther "Lute" Olson is an American basketball coach who has been inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National College Basketball Fame Hall. He was the head coach of the Arizona Wildcats men's team for 25 years. He was also the Iowa Hawkeyes head coach for nine years and Long Beach State 49ers for one season. Known for his player development, many of his former players have had impressive careers in the NBA. On October 23, 2008, Olson announced his retirement from coaching. Olson died on August 27, 2020 in a hospital in Tucson, Arizona, after a stroke. He was 85 years old.
BornSeptember 22, 1934, Mayville, North Dakota
DiedAugust 27, 2020, Tucson, Arizona
Overall781–280 (college)

About Lute Olson

Basketball Coach Lute Olson was born on September 22, 1934 in North Dakota, United States (He dies at the age of 85, on August 27, 2020).

From 1983 to 2008, he was the head coach of the School University of Arizona Wildcats, where he helped the team win the NCAA Championship in 1997. He retired with a 781-280 career record and is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Lute Olson before becoming famous

Lute Olson was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1934 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dog (狗).

He attended Augsburg College from 1953 to 1956, then Mahnomen High School, where he got his first coaching job.

Achievement of Lute Olson

He was the School University of Iowa Hawkeyes' coach from 1974 to 1983 and was a two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year.

Lute Olson's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was married to Roberta"Bobbi" Russell from 1953 until her death in 2001. The Lute and Bobbi Olson Court is a basketball court named after the Olsons at the School University of Arizona. He and Bobbi have five children in total. In 2003, he married Christine Jack Toretti.

Lute Olson Collabed with

Olson helped future NBA players Basketball Player Jason Terry and Basketball Player Mike Bibby help the School University of Arizona win the NCAA Championship in 1997.

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Jason Terry, 46

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Mike Bibby, 45 (Basketball Player)
Mike Bibby, 45

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Lute Olson Income & Net worth

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Lute Olson Height and Weight

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Latest information about Lute Olson updated on March 25 2023.