Overview

• Raveling died on Sept. 1, with his family announcing on Sept. 2 that he "faced cancer with courage and grace" and requested privacy.
• Michael Jordan praised Raveling as a mentor and said, "I signed with Nike because of George, and without him, there would be no Air Jordan."
• A trailblazing college coach at Washington State, Iowa, and USC, Raveling compiled a 335–293 record, earned three Pac-10 coach of the year awards, and entered the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2015.
• As a 1984 and 1988 U.S. Olympic assistant, he coached Jordan and helped connect him with Sonny Vaccaro, paving the way for the Nike deal that reshaped athlete endorsements.
• He safeguarded the original "I Have a Dream" speech after volunteering at the 1963 March on Washington, later donating it to Villanova, with preservation at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.