Selena Roberts’s Sports Illustrated profile returns to Jerry Tarkanian after his coaching career and examines his enduring relationship with Las Vegas. The story looks back to his arrival at UNLV and the Runnin’ Rebels’ place in a city that had not yet acquired its modern collection of major-league franchises.
The 1990 national championship is part of that bond, but the article is also about memory, personality and local loyalty. It adds a national perspective. Read it alongside UNLV’s official history for the difference between a record of championships and an account of what the team meant to its community.
SI Vault: After retiring from coaching, Jerry Tarkanian never left Las Vegas
Sports Illustrated
Read at Sports Illustrated (opens in a new tab)Original August 2 / August 9, 2010 double issue; republished February 11, 2015.
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