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Tony Spino spent time in John Wooden&#039;s den taking care of the former UCLA men&#039;s basketball coach. A re-creation of that den has now been immortalized in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Athletic trainer finds lifelong friend and &#8216;Coach&#8217; at UCLA

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Tony Spino stands atop the two-flight staircase overlooking the lobby of the John Wooden Center. A few hundred feet and several racquetball courts behind him lies his new temporary office in the UCLA Competitive Sports Clubhouse.

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Athletic trainer finds lifelong friend and ‘Coach’ at UCLA

By Andrew Erickson

Jan. 9, 2014 1:50 a.m.