- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Tark The Shark
- Jerry Tarkanian was born on August 8, 1930 in Euclid, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), Blue Chips (1994) and The Sixth Man (1997). He was married to Lois Tarkanian. He died on February 11, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- SpouseLois Tarkanian(November 2, 1955 - February 11, 2015) (his death, 4 children)
- Children
- Biting a towel during games
- Former head coach of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas men's basketball team. Beat Duke for the 1990 title by the biggest point margin (30 points) in the history of the NCAA Division I tournament.
- Has never suffered a losing season in 36 years at the major college and junior college levels.
- Son of Armenian immigrants.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
- Retired as head basketball coach of Fresno State.
- I'll resent them (NCAA Administrators)forever. That's in my blood.
- In major college basketball, nine out of ten teams break the rules, the other one is in last place.
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