#332: Coach George Raveling — A Legend on Sports, Business, and The Great Game of Life

#332: Coach George Raveling — A Legend on Sports, Business, and The Great Game of Life

The Tim Ferriss Show

Coach George Raveling (@GeorgeRaveling) is an 80-year-old living legend and Nike's former Director of International Basketball. Coach Raveling was the first African American head basketball coach in the PAC-8 (now PAC-12), and he is often referred to as the "Human Google."Coach Raveling has held head coaching jobs at Washington State, The University of Iowa, and USC. Following a prolific basketball coaching career, he joined Nike at the request of Phil Knight, where he played an integral role in signing a reluctant Michael Jordan. He's also been inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as well as the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.In this episode we cover a lot of things including how he came to possess the original copy of Dr. Martin Luther
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