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Lute Olson Net Worth



Lute Olson net worth is
$700,000

Lute Olson Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Robert Luther "Lute" Olson (born September 22, 1934) is a retired American men's basketball coach. He was most recently head coach at the University of Arizona for 25 years. He was also head coach at the University of Iowa for nine years and California State University, Long Beach for one season. Olson was known for player development, and many of his former players have gone on to impressive careers in the NBA after having played under him. On October 23, 2008, Olson announced his retirement from coaching. 
Full NameLute Olson
Net Worth$700,000
Date Of BirthSeptember 22, 1934
Place Of BirthMayville, North Dakota, USA
Height6' 4" (1.93 m)
ProfessionBasketball coach
Work PositionLute Olson—championships, awards, and honors
EducationAugsburg College
NationalityAmerican
SpouseKelly Pugnea, Christine Jack Toretti, Roberta Russell
ChildrenVicki Olson, Steve Olson, Christi Olson, Jodi Olson, Greg Olson
NicknamesLute Olson, Olson, Lute
IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0647955
AwardsLegends of Coaching Award, Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Men's Basketball
Star SignVirgo
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1(December 6) Announced that he would extend his leave from the Univeristy of Arizona through the end of the season. [2007]
2Head coach of men's basketball at the Univeristy of Arizona (1983-present)
3Filed for divorce from his wife Christine, although she says she remains committed to the marriage. (6 December 2007).
4Met second wife, Christine, at the 2002 Final Four in Atlanta. She is chief executive of a Pennsylvania-based oil and gas drilling company, and has three sons from her first marriage.
5Has five children (daughters Vicki, Jodi, Christi, sons Greg and Steve) and fourteen grandchildren.
6He lost his wife of 47 years, Bobbi, to ovarian cancer on New Year's Day in 2001.
7The basketball court at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, at the University of Arizona was named in honor of Lute and his late wife. The court is now called "Bobbi and Lute Olson Court.".
8Coached Bill Walton's son Luke Walton in Basketball at the University of Arizona from 1998-2002. Luke was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers after graduation.
9Recipient of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award (which honors the active Division I basketball coach who has made the most significant positive contributions to his sport during the preceding year) in 2001.
10U.S. Coach, R. William Jones Cup Champions (1984). U.S. Coach, World Championship Gold Medal (1986). Coach of the Year Awards: National Coach of the Year (1988, '90), CBS-TV Coach of the Year (1989), PAC 10 Coach of the Year (1986, '88, '89, 93, '94, '98), NABC District 15 Coach of the Year (1989, '93, '94), USBWA District 8 Coach of the Year (1988, '93), Big Ten Coach of the Year (1979, '81), PCAA Coach of the Year (1974), Western Region Coach of the Year (1974), Basketball Times West Region Coach of the Year (1998), Naismith National Coach of the Year Finalist (1998).
11Head coach for Long Beach City College, 1969-1973 (103-22), Long Beach State, 1973-1974 (24-2), the University of Iowa, 1975-1983 (168-90) and the University of Arizona, 1984 to present (471-143, .767). California JUCO State Champions (1971). Metro Conference titles (1970, 1971, 1973). Metro Conference Coach of the Year three times (1970, 1971, 1973) One of 8 coaches in collegiate history to coach in five or more Final Fours. One of 11 coaches who have taken two different teams to the Final Four. NCAA Final Four (1980). Big Ten Championship (1979). PAC-10 championships (1986,'88, '89, '90, '91, '93, '94, '98, '2000). four NCAA Final Four appearances (1988, '94, '97, 2001) and one NCAA Championship (1997). Arizona's 18 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances is the longest current streak in college basketball and is second longest in NCAA history (behind North Carolina's 27).
12Played for Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN), graduated 1956. All-MIAC (1955-1956) assists leader with 10,141 and all-time steals leader with 1,724.
13Enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.

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TitleYearStatusCharacter
'882017Documentary post-productionUniversity of Arizona Basketball Coach
When Cancer Returns: The Mary Schnack Story2012Documentary shortHimself
ESPN 25: Who's #1?2007TV Series documentaryHimself
ESPN SportsCentury2002TV Series documentaryHimself
He Got Game1998Himself
The Sixth Man1997Himself

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