Jerry Tarkanian hospitalized with breathing issues

[Betallsports]

LAS VEGAS -- Former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian has been admitted to a Las Vegas hospital after relatives say he was feeling weak and having trouble breathing.


Tarkanian's son, Danny Tarkanian, says his 83-year-old father was also struggling to keep his eyes open when he was taken to Valley Hospital on Wednesday night.


The elder Tarkanian remained sedated at the hospital Thursday morning while doctors tried to determine what was behind his ailments.
Tarkanian was inducted last year into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. He took three schools to the NCAA tournament but is best known for his teams at UNLV that made four Final Four appearances and won it all in 1990.


The coach won 784 games in his career, 509 of them at UNLV.


Copyright 2014 by The Associated Press

 

[Betallsports]

83 ?? he looks like he's 103 ....

<cite>AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian</cite>

 

[FairWarning]

Everyone knew he was shady, but we didn't care. He was ahead of his time, taking on the NCAA.

 

[loomis41973]

Must have lost a ton on the Finals.

 

[donkeybucks]

I have Seen. Touch. and Felt. AND had the privlege of having one of the 1990 Championship rings on my finger for a brief moment. Very cheap ass ring by today's standards and I was in NO FUCKING WAY a fan of Jostens ring company as far as I can remember far back in the early '80's. Many high school rings were made by this fuck ass cheap ass lookin' ring company and lot's of kids bought into it at the time. If you look at UNLV's championship ring you will see what I mean. BUT...it's a ring with diamonds in it AND it hold a LEGACY. ...very honored to have behold one.

 

[dr.vegas]

I used to love the Running Rebels. Had all their stuff in the late 80's. I was the only guy in St. Louis with a license plate that said UNLVMN. One day I girl asked me why did you get a license plate that says "unloved man", that's sad. I changed my license plate the next day.