Denny Crum Dies at Age 86; Won 2 NCAA Titles as Louisville MCBB HC

Legendary University of Louisville head men's college basketball coach Denny Crum died Tuesday at the age of 86.

Louisville announced the news Tuesday and honored the two-time national championship-winning coach in the process.

Crum spent a remarkable 30 seasons as the Cardinals' head coach from 1971 through 2001, leading them to a national championship in both 1980 and 1986.

After playing collegiately at UCLA, Crum spent time as the head coach at Los Angeles Pierce Junior College and as an assistant to UCLA before getting his big break at Louisville.

During his three decades with the Cardinals, Crum posted a 675-295 record, finishing below .500 in a season only three times.

In addition to two national championships, Crum took Louisville to the Final Four six times, including a trip in his first season at the helm.

Crum was named the Sporting News Coach of the Year in both 1983 and 1986, collected six conference coach of the year awards, won 15 regular-season conference titles and claimed 11 conference tournament titles as the Cardinals' head coach.

Per Louisville athletics, Crum is one of only 14 head coaches to win multiple Division I national titles in men's basketball, and only five coaches have ever coached in more Final Fours than him.

In honor of his illustrious career, Crum was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Following his retirement from coaching, Crum spent time as a special assistant to the University of Louisville's president and had a highly successful radio show on Fox Sports in Kentucky from 2004 to 2014.

The University of Louisville named its home court at Freedom Hall "Denny Crum Court" in 2007 and kept the name when it opened the KFC Yum! Center in 2010, meaning Crum's name continues to live on at Louisville.