Longtime Villanova basketball coach Rollie Massimino died Wednesday at the age of 82, and the sports world immediately responded with an outpouring of sympathy. The legendary coach, who led his teams to more than 800 victories and earned the Villanova Wildcats an improbable Ncaa national championship, had been battling lung cancer. He passed away in his Florida home. “The Nova Nation has lost a legend and great leader,” Villanova head coach Jay Wright said in a statement. “Coach’s love of family, community, and teamwork were evident in every game his teams ever played. All of us, as coaches and players, idolized.
- 8/31/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
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