Guide to the Jerry Tarkanian Memorabilia

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University of Nevada, . University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Box 457010 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010 [email protected] Guide to the Jerry Tarkanian Memorabilia

Table of Contents

Summary Information ...... 3 Biographical Note ...... 3 Scope and Contents Note ...... 4 Arrangement ...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 4 Names and Subjects ...... 5 Collection Inventory ...... 5

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Summary Information

Repository: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Title: Jerry Tarkanian Memorabilia ID: MS-00767 Date [inclusive]: 1990-2013 Physical Description: 0.66 Cubic Feet (1 oversized box) Physical Description: 1.35 Linear Feet Language of the English Material: Abstract: The Jerry Tarkanian Memorabilia (1990-1992, 2013) contains two plaques, newspaper clippings, two magazine articles, and one photograph. Preferred Citation Jerry Tarkanian Memorabilia, 1990-1992, 2013. MS-00767. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Biographical Note

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas coach Jerry Tarkanian was born in Euclid, Ohio on August 8, 1930. He coached for 31 seasons, from 1973 to 1992, he coached the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, leading them four times to the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, winning the national championship in 1990. The floor of UNLV's home arena at the Thomas & Mack Center was named "Jerry Tarkanian Court" in 2005 and in 2013, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Jerry Tarkanian passed away on February 11, 2015. Source: "UNLV's Jerry Tarkanian, Rebel with a cause vs. NCAA, has died," accessed July 3, 2018, https:// www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2015/02/11/jerry-tarkanian-obituary-unlv-mens-basketball-coach- ncaa/2064683/

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Scope and Contents Note

The Jerry Tarkanian Memorabilia (1990-2013) contains two plaques of laminated newspaper articles showing the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels 1990 NCAA Championship win, newspaper clippings, two magazine articles about Tarkanian, and one photograph.

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Arrangement

Material remains in original order.

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Administrative Information

Access Note Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Acquisition Note Accession number: 2000-25. Processing Note In 2018, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Joyce Moore revised the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards and created an ArchivesSpace finding aid.

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Names and Subjects

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- Basketball • College sports -- Coaching

Collection Inventory

Title/Description Containers Magazine articles about Tarkanian, 1990, 2013 oversized Physical Description: 2 Items box 01

Newspaper clippings, 1992 oversized box 01

Plaques, 1992 oversized Physical Description: 2 Items box 01

Photograph of a banner at a basketball game, undated oversized box 01

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