Denny Crum

Basketball Coach

Birthday March 2, 1937

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Birthplace San Fernando, CA

DEATH DATE May 9, 2023 (86)

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About

Head basketball coach for the University of Louisville from 1971 to 2001. In 1994, he was honored by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He earned the nickname "Cool Hand Luke."

Before Fame

Won the Irv Pohlmeyer Memorial Trophy for being an outstanding freshman. 

Trivia

As a coach, he led his team to two NCAA Championships and six Final Four appearances. He was often called "Mr. March."

Family Life

Married Joyce Elaine Lunsford in 1951. 

Associated With

He played himself in Denzel Washington's film He Got Game.