Lefty Driesell reflects on coaching career, long-awaited Hall of Fame induction

Posted Jun 28, 2019
Norfolk native Lefty Driesell, who won 786 college basketball games at four schools over 41 years, drew a standing ovation when he entered Zeiders American Dream Theater at a little past 7 p.m. on Wednesday. For the next hour, he sat comfortably in the wheelchair he now uses and dished on life and basketball. And he started at the beginning. (Virginian-Pilot)

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