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 ?¡ãUCLA blue?¡À 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¡§¡é, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp using original artwork by Alexis Franklin.