Saturday, 12 May 2012

Don Nelson graduates from Iowa 50 years later (Yahoo! Sports)

Former NBA basketball coach Don Nelson reacts after receiving his diploma during a commencement ceremony at the University of Iowa, Saturday, May 12, 2012, in Iowa City, Iowa. Nelson, a former Iowa men's basketball player, NBA world champion and all-time winningest coach, left Iowa in 1962 just 10 credits short of getting his degree. Nelson received his bachelor's degree in physical education Saturday after fulfilling course credits by taking correspondence courses. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Fifty years ago, Don Nelson left the University of Iowa eight credits and a student-teaching requirement shy of a degree. Nelson took correspondence classes to complete the credits. But it took the most coaching wins in NBA history for the university to decide Nelson didn't need to be a student teacher to earn a diploma.




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