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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Ben Bolch

Billie Moore, Olympic and UCLA basketball coach who won championships, dies at 79

LOS ANGELES — Ann Meyers Drysdale never let up while playing for the first U.S. women's Olympic basketball team, even in practice. That meant she would occasionally have some explaining to do.

Her roommate Juliene Simpson wanted to know why she had done this or that, such as when Meyers Drysdale once unnecessarily slammed into her on a pick and roll.

It was because of their coach.

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