Hall of Fame basketball coach Lefty Driesell dies at 92

Posted Feb 17, 2024
Hall of Fame college basketball coach Charles Grice "Lefty" Driesell, who won 786 career games while leading four different Division I schools to 100 victories, died Saturday, his family announced. He was 92. Driesell coached Division I basketball for 41 seasons, and when he retired in 2003, only Bob Knight, Adolph Rupp, and Dean Smith had won more games. (ESPN.com)

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