▁investigate ▁larger ▁and ▁more ▁powerful ▁univers ities . ▁The ▁NCAA ▁ordered ▁UN L V ▁to ▁susp end ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁but ▁he ▁su ed ▁the ▁NCAA ▁and ▁continued ▁co aching ▁while ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁pending . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled ▁against ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁but ▁he ▁remained ▁UN L V ' s ▁coach ▁after ▁a ▁settlement ▁with ▁the ▁NCAA . ▁T ark an ian ▁su ed ▁them ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁settled ▁when ▁he ▁received ▁$ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁T ark an ian , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Armen ian ▁imm igr ants , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Eu cl id , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁His ▁mother , ▁Rose , ▁was ▁a ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide . ▁T ark an ian ' s ▁mat ernal ▁grand father , ▁M ick ael , ▁was ▁an ▁Ott oman ▁government ▁official ▁who ▁was ▁be head ed ▁by ▁Turkish ▁authorities . ▁M ick ael ' s ▁son ▁was ▁also ▁dec ap itated ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁authorities . ▁F ear ing ▁for ▁their ▁lives , ▁Rose ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁sib lings ▁eventually ▁escaped ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Leb anon ▁where ▁Rose ▁met ▁George ▁T ark an ian . ▁The ▁couple ▁married ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁However , ▁Jerry '