Lefty Driesell Dies: Basketball Hall Of Fame Coach Was 92
deadline.comCharles Grice “Lefty” Driesell, a Hall of Fame coach who made Maryland into a national power, died today at 92. He died at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, his family said, but did not disclose the cause.
Maryland planned to honor Driesell with a moment of silence before its game against No. 14 Illinois later today. The university said the team would wear throwback uniforms from the 1970s, last worn on Jan.
21, when the Terrapins honored Driesell with an “Ode to Lefty.” Driesell finished with 786 victories over parts of five decades and was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four NCAA Division I schools.
He started at Davidson, and then brought Maryland into national prominence from 1969-86, a stay that ended with the death of All-American Len Bias from a cocaine dose.
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