▁sport , ▁Sam ▁lived ▁three ▁full , ▁and ▁complete , ▁lif et imes ▁in ▁sports . ▁And , ▁exception ally , ▁Sam ▁was ▁to ps ▁in ▁all ▁three . ▁He ▁was ▁considered ▁second ▁to ▁none ▁in ▁basketball . ▁He ▁co ached ▁numerous ▁champions . ▁His ▁baseball ▁teams ▁were ▁frequent ▁title hold ers ." ▁– ▁Al ▁Sant oro , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Ex am iner , ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁" For ▁ 3 4 ▁of ▁his ▁ 5 7 ▁years ▁the ▁gen ial ▁coach , ▁whose ▁name ▁ranked ▁with ▁the ▁St ag gs , ▁W arn ers ▁and ▁Jones es ▁as ▁by words ▁of ▁the ▁inter col leg iate ▁sports ▁world , ▁had ▁engaged ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁athlet ics ' ▁most ▁successful ▁care ers . ▁... ▁Barry ▁is ▁the ▁man ▁most ▁responsible ▁for ▁basketball ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁played ▁today , ▁a ▁game ▁that ▁leads ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁attend ance ." ▁– ▁Jack ▁G ey er , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁ ▁Records ▁and ▁accomplish ments ▁Long est ▁winning ▁stre aks ▁by ▁a ▁coach ▁against ▁a ▁single ▁oppon ent , ▁college ▁basketball : ▁▁ 4 0 ▁– ▁Sam ▁Barry ▁( US C ) ▁vs . ▁U CLA , ▁ 1 9 3 2 – 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁ 3 8 ▁– ▁L ute ▁Ol son ▁( A rizona ) ▁vs ▁Washington ▁State , ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 2 0 0