Hall of Fame Coach Jerry Tarkanian Has Passed Away

The sports world has lost a great man. Former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian has passed away. He was 84.

Coach Tark, my father, the greatest man I have ever known, passed today, to take his place in heaven. I will miss him every day of my life.

— Danny Tarkanian (@DannyTarkanian) February 11, 2015

The Hall of Fame coach had many great basketball teams. In fact, he led four teams to the Final Four in his time. Overall, he had a record of 729-201 at the Division I level. His biggest basketball feat came in 1990, though, when the Rebels won a national championship.

To this day, the UNLV Rebels are one of the more well-known mid-majors in college basketball, and Tarkanian had plenty to do with that.

Needless to say, Tarkanian definitely had a major impact at the college level, and he will be dearly missed.