2024 John Wooden Forever First Class Postage Stamps

Description:

Legendary coach John Wooden (1910-2010) led the University of California. Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins to a record-setting 10 Division I men??£¤s basketball national championships. Often considered the greatest coach in the history of American sports. Wooden coached the Bruins to 88 consecutive wins and four perfect (30-0) seasons.

The stamp features a portrait of Wooden. In the ???UCLA blue??¨¤ background. a player defends a shot. The numbers on the two players??£¤ jerseys. 4 and 10. evoke the Bruins??£¤ four perfect seasons and the 10 national championships during Wooden??£¤s tenure.

Antonio Alcal?¡ì?¨¦. an art director for USPS. designed the stamp using original artwork by Alexis Franklin.